Windsor got rid of it years ago. We voted at town meeting to phase it out over a period of 5 years. Marianne in Windsor In a message dated 1/17/2011 11:00:08 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: We eliminated it all at once. I believe it went up for a vote. It was so hard for the listers to determine who had what, especially when some of them would not return the inventory forms and the income we got out of it was not worth it. Priscilla Aldrich, cvc, cvt Town Clerk/Treasurer/Tax Collector Town of Burke 212 School Street West Burke, Vermont ____________________________________ From: Vermont Municipal Government Discussion Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lisa Barrett Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 10:16 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: Business Personal Property Tax Did you eliminate it all at once or gradually? ----- Original Message ----- From: _Town of Burke_ (mailto:[log in to unmask]) To: [log in to unmask] (mailto:[log in to unmask]) Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 9:42 AM Subject: Re: Business Personal Property Tax Burke eliminated the personal property tax several years ago because it is such an unfair tax. Priscilla Aldrich, cvc, cvt Town Clerk/Treasurer/Tax Collector Town of Burke 212 School Street West Burke, Vermont ____________________________________ From: Vermont Municipal Government Discussion Network [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lisa Barrett Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 9:34 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Business Personal Property Tax Lyndon is thinking about asking the voters to repeal the business personal property tax by eliminating a portion of reported value, say the first $75,000 of value. Have any other towns done this and does anyone have sample article wording?