Showing posts with label Senator Pileggi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Senator Pileggi. Show all posts

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Write a letter to force a moratorium on the reassessments

The PA State House of Representatives has twice passed a bill that would force a moratorium on Allegheny County reassessments.  As you know, the PA House is controlled by Republicans. Both times this bill has passed, the Senate has found a way to either block the moratorium or strip it out of a bill that they did pass. Former State Senator John Pippy was the lone R vote in Committee to try to keep the moratorium in the bill. Obviously, he is now gone and will be replaced in November.

Either way, this bill has bi-partisan support with the majority of PA House members understanding that there needs to be a statewide approach to property tax reform.

Below is a news article and a press release regarding these votes:



I'd like to see us increase the odds of this moratorium getting put in place. To do so, please contact PA State Senators Pileggi and Scarnati at the websites below (note that these are "Contact Me" forms as they do not have public emails addresses):



Please ask these senators to support a property tax reassessment moratorium in Allegheny County.

Here is what I wrote:
Dear Sir, 

Please take a moment to read the linked letter below.  It has a thorough explanation of why I support the Senate freezing the reassessments that took place in Allegheny County.  

The results of this reassessment will hurt those people you wish to help the most- the middle class. We cannot afford what is happening here with the taxes being pushed upon our already overburdened checkbooks.

Please support a moratorium on the Allegheny County Reassessments.