From H. LeRoy Whiteley, Jr., Founder, Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: Mr. Michael Sanelli Department of Legislative Services 90 State Circle Annapolis, Maryland 21401 Re: Fiscal and Policy SB 553 = HB 1041 Dear Mr. Sanelli Under the Maryland Freedom of Information Act, we request explanations and answers to the following regarding 2014 session SB […]
Whiteley: Poor Turnout at Committee Hearing on Property Tax Assessment Legislation
From Roy Whiteley, Founder, Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: SB 553 Internet Access to Worksheets – Hearing Report On February 19, 2014 we attended the Budget and Taxation Committee hearing on this bill that if passed will allow taxpayers to access any residential property worksheet WITHOUT first filing an assessment appeal as is required under […]
Whiteley: “Can Anyone Logically Explain How This Sale of Records Protects Taxpayer Worksheet Data?”
From Roy Whiteley, Founder, Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: Senate and Delegate Members of the Maryland General Assembly RE: HB 235 Internet Access to Worksheets During the last Assembly session, you collectively passed and the Governor signed, HB 235, Internet Access to Worksheets, 47 and 134 to 0. One might think this would be a […]
Whiteley: “…Dictators Ignored the Failed Bureaucracy of the Department of Assessments and Taxation Denying Aid to Over Two Million Property Taxpayers…”
From Roy Whiteley, Founder, Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: The disastrous 2013 General Assembly session is finally over. Another unsuccessful effort where O’Malley, Busch, Miller and the Democratically controlled General Assembly Committee dictators ignored the failed bureaucracy of the Department of Assessments and Taxation denying aid to over two million property taxpayers by defeating one […]
Whiteley: Air Your Experiences and Ill Treatment to Document the Need to Study and Revamp the Assessment and Appeals System
From Roy Whiteley, Founder, Marylanders For Fair Property Taxation: HEARING NOTICE HB 888 TASK FORCE TO STUDY PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT AND APPEALS PROCESS. WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE MARCH 7, 2013 1:00 PM Our most important bill is being introduced by Delegate Glen Glass of the Harford County delegation. The bill requires a task force to […]
Whiteley: The Case for Maryland’s Property Tax Assessment and Appeals Process Reform
From Roy Whiteley, Founder, Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: Recently we heard House Speaker Michael Busch, who with Senate President Michael Miller and each committee chair, run the largest dictatorships within the General Assembly, implore his fellow members to exercise “true democracy” in dealing with his proposed gun control legislation. We have expressed the same […]
Whiteley: Hearing Tuesday on Bill Allowing Internet Access to Property Worksheets
From Roy Whiteley, Founder, Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: Hello Fellow Taxpayers Our apologies for the extremely short notice but we just got the info. February 7,2013 1:00PM Ways and Means Committee hearing on HB 235 Internet Access to Worksheets This is an extremely important bill to all property taxpayers especially those who take the […]
Whiteley: Annual Effort for Property Tax Assessment Changes Begins Again in Annapolis
From H. LeRoy Whiteley, Jr., founder, Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: The General Assembly is back in session — time for us to get back to work to stem the tide of the O’Malley/Busch/Miller/Committee Chair dictatorship that denies us true democracy. We need your help and support in putting forth an agenda that can benefit […]