Marcia Lincoln one of the Arizona Tax Revolt Coordinators in Tucson responded to the story in the Nov 1 Az Star concerning the potential delay in the Pima County Bond Measures. (See our Nov 1 posting.)
Let me share with you the real and unmentioned reason the Bond Measures will not be on the ballot between now and 1/1/2009.
Due to the Arizona Tax Revolt initiatives, Pima County officials find themselves between a rock and a hard place. Though that have an insatiable lust for even more of our tax dollars the initiatives for which we are gathering signatures, among other forward looking protections to benefit ALL property owners, give property taxing entities a choice in their 2009 property tax levy rollback.
If Pima county’s bond(s) were approved with less than a 2/3 vote then they would qualify themselves for a much lesser levy (property tax limit) in 2009. Even though they count the votes they can not be sure of reaching the 2/3 threshold. The county is not willing to gamble on bonds if the down side is a much larger cut in revenue. Arizona Tax Revolt structured the measures to achieve a tax reduction even before the voters can vote on our measures. Now let’s do our part to make the savings permanent by collecting as many signatures as we can!
Our message is that the voters merely need to decide whether they support the OVERTAXERS or the OVERTAXED, and then help themselves by putting the measures on the ballot.
Marcia Lincoln, Tax Revolt Coordinator - Pima County
(520) 744-4211
2 comments:
Pima County is clueless. They have one of the highest tax rates in the state or nation. This is not a high-income producing area! We hope the AZ TAX REVOLT works this time--we remember a couple years ago we hoped it would gather steam. Enough is enough! Pima County seems to have MUCH in common with Oro Valley in terms of proceeding with their spending as if taxpayers are all multi-millionaires!
Prop 13 Arizona will bring the property tax protections of California's Prop 13 to our state.
It rolls back valuations to 2003 or purchase price after December 31, 2003, caps total tax at 1/2 of 1% for residential property and 1% for all other real property, limits increases to 2% per year, and eliminates overrides and exceptions to the tax cap.
Please visit our website at www.Prop13Arizona.com for more details.
You can print a petition from our website or purchase one at Kinko's for 40 cents, collect signatures on your street or at your workplace, and help us qualify for the 2008 ballot.
Lynne Weaver
Prop 13 Arizona, Chairman
www.Prop13Arizona.com
602-765-1344
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