[Summit] URGENT Second Tax Hike Meeting tom Wed Night 8PM

[Erin Johnson]

I would like to join.  Where is the meeting?  We just moved to Providence
and are landlords/residents (in the same building and we don't secretly live
in Barrington).  If this tax rate increases passes, it makes our
'investment' much less appealing.  I understand the need for a balanced
budget, but this "plan" is horribly short-sighted and will drive GOOD
residents/home owners who really are the fabric of our community away.

Seriously, trees can be replanted.  THIS will have ripple effects that have
the potential to erode the integrity of our neighborhoods.   Let's organize
and be vocal in a constructive, logical way.

On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 11:25 PM, Breslers <breslerfamily at gmail.com> wrote:

> Again City Council chambers, this time, 8PM. This has to pass twice to be
> law.
> It looks like the mayor may veto it, but, I am told,
> with enough votes they can over ride his veto.
>
> If you call, be sure to say if you are a tenant or a homeowner- some
> councilors think it is only
> "Rich-landlords-who-don't-even-live-in-Providence" who are doing all the
> complaining.
> City Hall for City Council 421-7740
> and they gave me these numbers for our councilor and the President of
> Council
> Kevin Jackson 273-5478
> Peter Mancini 351-8648
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> I was asked to post the following info on another list, however I think it
> is just as relevant here. But remember these tax changes will also increase
> homeowner taxes and tenant's rents, as well as effecting landlord's
> costs/business.
>
> Message forwarded from Abraham Berim and Ric Santurri--
> "Now is the time to call individual city council members and stress that
> any big change in the property tax structure while the real estate market in
> Providence is in such distress could be disastrous, and that they should
> vote NO on the levy Wednesday night.  The council should be promoting a tax
> structure that invites people to invest in Providence, as opposed to this
> proposal, which encourages investors to flee the city.  There is some
> momentum building within the council against the proposal that passed 8-5
> Monday night,  and there is a chance that eight of them will vote NO.
> Please come to the *council meeting Wednesday night at 8 pm,* and invite
> as many property owners as you can to join us.
>
> "In the coming days, we're going to be building a landlord association to
> fight for a sensible property tax structure that will be sensitive to the
> difficult time all Providence homeowners and landlords face currently. The
> people like ourselves who invest in Providence need to band together to make
> it a better city for all, and we need to be better represented by the
> elected officials in Providence.  If you'd like to join us, please let me
> know by e mail."
>
> Thanks
> Ric
> <providencelandlords at gmail.com>
>
>
>
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