Minnesota Energy Challenge
From:
Matthea Little Smith
Date:
Apr 04 09:12 UTC
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Dan:
Are you sure you got the correct bill number? I sent an email to Jim Davnie
and he said that HF 3149 has no language of the Midtown Eco incinerator in it.
Could you check and get back with us?
Thanks!
Matthea
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan [mailto:<email obscured>]
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 3:57 PM
To: Minneapolis Standish Ericsson Neighbors Forum
Subject: Re: [Mpls-StanEric] Minnesota Energy Challenge
Neighbors,
There is a sneaky tax break bill for the Midtown Eco incinerator is now before
the Minnesota House. The break would allow them to pay property taxes only on
the value of the existing land and structures -- they wouldn't have to pay
property taxes on the improvements (which is a VERY big tax break because the
new structures are a big part of their project proposal). This silly tax break
is now contained in the bill HF 3149. It passed through the Senate with no
discussion!
Jim Davnie (Mpls) is on the House Taxes Committee and covers areas that would
be hit hard by the Midtown burner. Call him TODAY at 651-296-0173 and tell him
to VOTE NO ON HF 3149 -- or that part of HF 3149 that contains the "biomass
incinerator" tax break. Hopefully there won't be an incinerator at all but if
there is the polluters don't deserve a special break on their property taxes.
Contact info for the rest of the House Tax Committee is available here:
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/comm/committeemembers.asp?comm=3000
Email them all so they at least know about this sneaky piece of the Midtown
boondoggle! It's critical to do this right away because the bill will come up
for discussion very soon.
- Dan
Dan Cooke
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