WELCOME
TO THE TENTH EDITION OF
TAX TALK Your
weekly update on what others are thinking, doing, and planning
Send your comments or questions
to me, and
I will include in next week's publication.
A message from FCTO President
Susan Kniep
We have a lot to brag
about!
FCTO WEBSITE ...ctact.org
If a contest were to be held, I am convinced we could win the prize for the
best website in Connecticut! Kudos to Steve Moore of Glastonbury.
He is a genius. He is solely responsible for the website construction and
design. As we contemplate a phrase for our bumper stickers to
direct the public to our website - Steve has also offered some great innovative
ideas .... "Take a bite out of taxes" or "Are
taxes getting you down?" or "Being sqeezed by the
taxman? Please email your selection or offer one of your own. We
also thought a graphic design to highlight the phrase might be in
order. Let me know your thoughts as we want to get the bumper
stickers completed and out to you as soon as possible. AGAIN, STEVE,
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!
September 20 FCTO Breakfast Meeting
A special thank you to Past President Fred Standt. Fred worked hard to
bring about a successful Breakfast Meeting. Larry Cohen, columnist
for the Hartford Courant captivated our interest with his insight into the
world of Connecticut politics. It was great to network with everyone and
to learn what you are doing in your own town's to combat the tax monster.
For those who participated in the meeting, I request that you send me your
comments and I will include them in our next TAX TALK.
Binding Arbitration Letter and Resolution Following the meeting, we assembled and mailed to every municipal CEO our
letter asking that they support our Resolution intended to open the Debate in
the State Legislature on Binding Arbitration. We also asked that
they provide us with the percentage of personnel costs to their town budgets
and the cost of healthcare paid by the taxpayers vs the employees. In
total 183 letters were sent. We will ultimately be posting the results on
our website.
FCTO Brochures and Name Cards We have our new brochures and name cards. We want to distribute them
throughout the State. Please contact me and I will forward some to you
for you to place in your local library, etc.
********************************************************
Tom Durso, TDurso8217@aol.com
Oakville Taxpayers Association
Subject: Hold on to your wallet. Here comes another unfunded
mandate.
Date: September 13, 2003
I am absolutely opposed to any additions to
the government education monopoly. If they want pre-school programs, let's have
vouchers so parents can choose a program for their child from
competing providers the same way parents and students choose colleges with Pell
money or student loans. Providers will sprout up as soon as
parent-consumers are liberated from the Establishment's grips.
Tom Durso
***********************************************************
Marvin Edelman, frogpond01@earthlink.net
Willimantic/Windham Taxpayers Association
202 Scotland Road, Windham Center 06280, Fax: (860) 456-7455 Question: Re Voting by Non
Residents
Date: September 25, 2003
Dear Susan: I would deeply appreciate this appeal going out immediately to FCTO
members. Would the towns that have statements permitting non-resident
taxpayers to vote at town meetings, annual budgets and/or referendums dealing
with bonding/tax/financial issues email or fax the statements to me as soon as
possible.
*************************************************************
