Taxes and Ethics in the email bag (The Next Mayor)

Let's take a quick look at some emails that were waiting for me this morning.

From an unfortunately-named staff member at the Nutter for Mayor campaign (really, who names their child Info?), we get this:

Tomorrow City Council will hold a public hearing on a bill that would eliminate or significantly increase Philadelphia's campaign finance limits. I plan to testify against the bill.

If you agree with me that Council should not change the finance limits in the middle of the first mayor's race they will apply to, tell them so by signing our petition. And then forward this email to your friends and relatives and ask them to sign it too.

Sign the petition and tell Council not to raise campaign finance limits

Do with that what you will.

From Brett Mandel at Philadelphia Forward (a member of the rapidly growing Next Mayor Community Network), came some information about Philadelphia Forward's Real Estate Tax Conference:

You are invited to join in the discussion with city and state officials, media representatives, community organizations, and concerned citizens and taxpayers.

Learn about the critical issues concerning your real-estate taxes:

• What is good — and not so good — about Real Estate Taxation?
• What is full-value reassessment and how will it affect Philadelphia homeowners?
• How can we make Real Estate Taxation fair and understandable?
• How can you make an impact for positive change?

Do not miss your opportunity to make a difference for yourself, your family, your neighborhood, and your city!

Friday, February 23, 2007, 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Temple University Student Center, 13th & Montgomery Avenue
(Conference Center entrance – side door on 13th Street)

There has been a lot of concern over impending citywide reassessment to be conducted by the Board of Revision of Taxes, so much so that, according to Mandel, City Council is looking to put a question on the ballot that will ask voters whether or not they want to urge the BRT to delay this reassessment. I'll leave it up to the folks with the expertise on both sides of this issue to hash out the pros and cons of the reassessment. However, for anyone interested in learning more about Real Estate Taxes, this conference could be helpful. At the very least you may be able to get your questions answered by the city and state officials who deal with this.

Click here for more info. The conference is free but you have to register by February 20th.

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Dave

The tax conference looks interesting (take a look at the conference schedule, which has a list of speakers/topics, on the Philadelphia Forward website). I'd go if I didn't have to work.

BTW, don't forget to give us some highlights from Nutter's housing plan.

Posted by Dave | February 13, 2007 11:07 AM

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