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In the past year or so house values have declined significantly not increased due to the horrendous economy of this country right now. Roberta Dana Town Treasurer & Tax Collector Groton, VT 802-584-3131 [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Sharpe" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 7:47 AM Subject: Re: H.R. 3056, the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007, by a vote of 232-173. So, in the end, property value does represent a household's ability to pay and all this grousing about skyrocketing home values is just whining? > Keep in mind that this system also helps people to live in homes > that are > way beyond their means so we are all chipping in to pay their higher > taxes. > The higher your taxes and the lower your income the higher your > education > tax payment. Then you add all the property in the current use > program to > this and we help pay more property owners taxes (and this includes > corporations and many out of state landowners). If you can't afford > to pay > the taxes on all that land why should I? Sell it! > > > Roberta Dana > Town Treasurer & Tax Collector > Groton, VT > 802-584-3131 > [log in to unmask] > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave Sharpe" <[log in to unmask]> > To: <[log in to unmask]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 2:54 PM > Subject: Re: H.R. 3056, the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of > 2007, by a > vote of 232-173. > > > Michael, > > Let me get this straight. Despite the fact that some taxpayers are > better able to pay their taxes on time you would prefer to return to > a system that bills taxpayers more than their fair share and go > through some paperwork process to refund the money? > > Regards, > Dave Sharpe > > > > >> Roberta, >> >> >> >> As a former Town Clerk, you are 100% correct! There will always >> be >> taxpayers that are consistently delinquent each year. There will >> always be >> another priority for these folks other than their taxes causing >> them >> to be >> delinquent once again. Absolutely nothing you or I can do about >> that.. >> >> I agree, we all need to be responsible for our own actions and not >> blame the >> dog, cat, government, town or our neighbors, take back that >> responsibility >> and own up to it! If you are late, you pay a penalty, clear >> enough? >> Thank >> you for expressing your thoughts, I agree! >> >> >> >> Michael Cunningham >> >> Municipal Project Manager >> >> Town of Waitsfield >> >> 9 Bridge Street >> >> Waitsfield, VT 05673 >> >> email: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask] >> >> 802-496-2218 >> >> _____ >> >> From: Vermont Municipal Government Discussion Network >> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Roberta Dana >> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:37 AM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: H.R. 3056, the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of >> 2007, by a >> vote of 232-173. >> >> >> >> I did notice that a couple of the taxpayers that have consistently >> been >> delinquent each year were not this year but overall, mostly same >> people with >> other priorities for their money are delinquent again. >> >> I think this country has taken the responsibility for ones own >> action away >> enough. Let's go back to the times when there was a consequence >> for >> our >> actions and everything we did wrong was NOT someone else's fault. >> >> >> >> >> >> Roberta Dana >> Town Treasurer & Tax Collector >> Groton, VT >> 802-584-3131 >> [log in to unmask] >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: Larry <mailto:[log in to unmask]> J. Melen >> >> To: [log in to unmask] >> >> Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 10:46 AM >> >> Subject: Re: H.R. 3056, the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of >> 2007, by a >> vote of 232-173. >> >> >> >> For all the grief that the prebate process has incited, I still >> have >> to >> acknowledge that the Town has received payment on taxes where the >> owners >> have otherwise gone delinquent for the full amount every year, and >> have >> caused the even greater grief of going thru delinquent tax sale >> collections..... >> >> >> >> At 05:51 PM 10/23/2007, you wrote: >> >> >> >> While I am glad that Congressman Welch voted to support local >> government on >> this issue, Act 185, Education Finance Simplification -which sent >> the >> P/rebates to the towns--passed with a huge margin while he was the >> Senate >> Pro Tempore. >> >> Wendy L. Wilton >> Rutland City Treasurer >> 802-773-1800 >> 802-773-1809 fax >> [log in to unmask] >> >> >> >> _____ >> >> >> From: Vermont Municipal Government Discussion Network [ >> mailto:[log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ] On >> Behalf Of >> Roberta Dana >> Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 2:00 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Fw: H.R. 3056, the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of >> 2007, by a >> vote of 232-173. >> >> For all you treasurers that did not received this: Here is the >> email that >> was sent to Town Clerks re: HR 3056. And after taking a deep >> breath >> and >> counting to 10 LOL I have reread it and notice that this is a >> FEDERAL tax >> not a state tax. So I guess we will work as additional Federal >> tax >> collectors as well as State Tax Collectors. >> >> Roberta Dana >> Town Treasurer & Tax Collector >> Groton, VT >> 802-584-3131 >> >> >> _____ >> >> >> From: Congressman Peter Welch [ <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >> mailto:[log in to unmask]] >> Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 2:28 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: H.R. 3056, the Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007, >> by a vote >> of 232-173. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> October 22, 2007 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Dear Ms. Nunn, >> >> I am writing to let you know that on October 10th the House of >> Representatives passed H.R. 3056, the Tax Collection >> Responsibility >> Act of >> 2007, by a vote of 232-173. >> >> This legislation postpones until December 31, 2011 the application >> of a 3 >> percent withholding requirement on the payments of goods and >> services made >> by federal, state and local governments to vendors, contractors, >> and >> other >> service providers. (The 3 percent withholding requirement was >> scheduled to >> take effect in 2010.) >> >> The bill also requires the Secretary of the Treasury to undertake >> a >> study >> and report findings back to Congress on issues associated with >> this >> withholding requirement. The study will include the burdens >> imposed >> on small >> businesses as well as the administrative burdens associated with >> the >> application of the tax withholding to small expenditures for goods >> and >> services by federal, state, and local governments. >> >> I strongly supported passage of this bill because of the >> administrative >> burden a withholding requirement would place on local governments, >> especially in making simple small purchases, such as a ream of >> paper >> or a >> hammer. While H.R. 3056 would require a one-year delay in >> withholding, I >> have also cosponsored H.R. 1023, which would repeal of the >> requirement >> altogether. >> >> I intend to work closely with Senators Leahy and Sanders to ensure >> that this >> bill is passed by the Senate and signed by the President. And be >> assured >> that I will continue to be an advocate in Congress for sensible >> partnerships >> between the federal, state and local governments. >> >> Please contact me or my staff (Mary Sprayregen in our Vermont >> office >> at >> 802-652-2450 or Carol Hetfield in our Washington office at >> 202-225-4115) if >> you would like further information on this or other issues >> affecting >> Vermont's cities, towns and villages. Also, please feel free to >> share this >> news with interested colleagues. >> >> >> >> >> Sincerely, >> >> PETER WELCH >> >> Member of Congress >> >> >> >> _____ >> >> >> >> To respond to this letter, please visit my website: >> www.welch.house.gov >> <http://www.welch.house.gov/> . Replies to this email address will >> not be >> received. >> >> >> Larry J. Melen, Weathersfield Town Manager >> Telephone: [802] 674-2626 >> Fascimile: [802] 674-2117 >> Website: http://www.weathersfield.org >> <http://www.weathersfield.org/> >> >> NOTICE: >> >> THIS TRANSMITTAL IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF AND BY THE >> INDIVIDUAL OR >> ENTITY TO WHICH IT IS ADDRESSED. 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