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Introduced by Councilor Ballou, Feb. 8, 1971
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By W City CoavzU of aim ofBaWpor:
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WHEREAS, the property .tax, the principal source of municipal revenue has
reached its practical limits, arA
WHEREAS, the magnitude of the burdensome property tax problem will con-
tinue to increase unless a solution to the financial plight of municipalities is
enacted, and
WH6HEAS, the state and federal governments have broader tax resources, and
WHEREAS, it is
critical that these broad base taxes be shared With local
governments to relieve the property tax, and
WHEREAS, municipalities should befreeto exercise their discretion over
the use of shared revenues, and
WHEREAS, the simplest, most effective and equitable way to solve the crisis
n financing municipal services is through revenue sharing of federal and state
tax resources
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Bangor City Council =gas the 105th
Maine legislature adopt a program of STATE-MONICIFAL R ETJE SHARING and:
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Bangor City Council urges the Maine Con-
gressional Delegation to support passage and funding of revenue-sharing during the
92nd Congress.
STATEMENT OF FACT
Places City Council on
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record as favoring r sharing at Federal and
State levels as a menta ofrelieving local reliance on property tax.
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PASSED
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