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From: Lizzie Dickerson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:39:47 -0400
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Subject: Fwd: Rockland pressentation on the Excise Tax and "TABOR II" 
	initiatives
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Hi Deb,
this might be of interest to the URock population.


thanks,
Lizzie


Elizabeth Dickerson
Councilor
City of Rockland
260 West Meadow Road
Rockland, Me. 04841
Home: 207-596-0028
Cell:    207-317-7565
www.councilordickerson.com



---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Laura Veilleux <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 2:51 PM
Subject: Rockland pressentation on the Excise Tax and "TABOR II" initiatives
To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]>


 To:       Knox, Lincoln and Waldo County key and elected municipal
officials, road commissioners,  public works directors, tax collectors,
treasurers, finance directors and the general public



Fr:        Geoff Herman



Re:       Regional presentations on the Excise Tax and =93TABOR II=94
initiatives that will be on the November 3, 2009 statewide ballot



Date:   September 23, 2009



*
___________________________________________________________________________=
______________________________
*



You are cordially invited to attend a presentation regarding both the Motor
Vehicle Excise Tax and =93TABOR II=94 citizen initiatives that will be deci=
ded
on November 3, 2009.  A presentation in your area will be held:



*Thursday, October 1st*

*6: 30 p.m.*

*Rockland City Council Chambers*

*270 Pleasant Street, Rockland, 04841*



A staff person from MMA=92s State and Federal Relations Department will be
presenting in opposition to the Excise Tax initiative. That presentation
will include: (1) an analysis of the initiative; (2) the financial impacts
on both the statewide and town-by-town level; (3) information about how
excise tax revenues are currently used by Maine=92s towns and cities; (4)
detail on the distribution of the proposed tax breaks to owners of motor
vehicles; and (5) information about other resources to learn more about this
initiative.



There will also be presentation in opposition to the 2009 version of the
Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or =93TABOR II=94 initiative. The proponents of bo=
th
the Excise Tax and TABOR II initiative have been invited to make
presentations as well.



For more information, please go to MMA=92s website (www.memun.org) and click
on the Citizen Initiatives link on the left hand side of the screen (
http://www.memun.org/public/MMA/svc/SFR/initiatives/default.htm).



Our intention is to make these meetings entirely open to the general public,
so *please feel free to forward this notice to your local press and post
this notice at your municipal office so that members of the public will be
invited to attend*.



Thank you.

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Hi Deb,<br>this might be of interest to the URock population.<br><br><br>th=
anks,<br>Lizzie<br> <br><br>Elizabeth Dickerson<br>Councilor<br>City of Roc=
kland<br>260 West Meadow Road<br>Rockland, Me. 04841<br>Home: 207-596-0028<=
br>

Cell: =A0 =A0207-317-7565<br><a href=3D"http://www.councilordickerson.com">=
www.councilordickerson.com</a><br><br>
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br>From: <b class=3D"gmail_sendername">Laura Veilleux</b> <span dir=3D"ltr"=
>&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</a>&gt;</sp=
an><br>

Date: Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 2:51 PM<br>Subject: Rockland pressentation on th=
e Excise Tax and &quot;TABOR II&quot; initiatives<br>To: &quot;<a href=3D"m=
ailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</a>&quot; &lt;<a hre=
f=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]</a>&gt;<br>

<br><br>








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<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left: 0.5in;">To:=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =
Knox,
Lincoln and Waldo County key and elected municipal officials, road
commissioners,=A0 public works directors, tax collectors, treasurers, finan=
ce
directors and the general public</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Fr:=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Geoff Herman</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"margin-left: 0.5in;">Re:=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 =
Regional
presentations on the Excise Tax and =93TABOR II=94 initiatives that
will be on the November 3, 2009 statewide ballot</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Date:=A0=A0 September 23, 2009</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align: center;" align=3D"center"><b>__=
___________________________________________________________________________=
____________________________</b></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">You are cordially invited to attend a presentation r=
egarding
both the Motor Vehicle Excise Tax and =93TABOR II=94 citizen
initiatives that will be decided on November 3, 2009.=A0 A presentation in =
your
area will be held:</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align: center;" align=3D"center"><b>Th=
ursday, October
1<sup>st</sup></b></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align: center;" align=3D"center"><b>6:=
 30 p.m.</b></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align: center;" align=3D"center"><b>Ro=
ckland City
Council Chambers</b></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"text-align: center;" align=3D"center"><b>27=
0 Pleasant
Street, Rockland, 04841</b></p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">A staff person from MMA=92s State and Federal Relati=
ons Department
will be presenting in opposition to the Excise Tax initiative. That
presentation will include: (1) an analysis of the initiative; (2) the finan=
cial
impacts on both the statewide and town-by-town level; (3) information about=
 how
excise tax revenues are currently used by Maine=92s towns and cities; (4)
detail on the distribution of the proposed tax breaks to owners of motor
vehicles; and (5) information about other resources to learn more about this
initiative.=A0 </p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">There will also be presentation in opposition to the=
 2009
version of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights, or =93TABOR II=94 initiative.
The proponents of both the Excise Tax and TABOR II initiative have been inv=
ited
to make presentations as well.</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">For more information, please go to MMA=92s website (=
<a href=3D"http://www.memun.org" target=3D"_blank">www.memun.org</a>) and c=
lick on the Citizen
Initiatives link on the left hand side of the screen (<a href=3D"http://www=
memun.org/public/MMA/svc/SFR/initiatives/default.htm" target=3D"_blank"><fo=
nt color=3D"red"><b>MailScanner has detected a possible fraud attempt from =
"wwwmemun.org" claiming to be</b></font> http://www.memun.org/public/MMA/sv=
c/SFR/initiatives/default.htm</a>).
</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Our intention is to make these meetings entirely ope=
n to the
general public, so <b><i>please feel free to forward this notice to your lo=
cal
press and post this notice at your municipal office so that members of the
public will be invited to attend</i></b>. </p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">=A0</p>

<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Thank you.<span style=3D"font-size: 11pt;"></span></=
p>

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