From Roy Whiteley, founder, Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: Subject: Privacy Concerns with Maryland Public Documents As part of the Maryland property tax assessment appeals process, the taxpayer might choose to research public land records to obtain comparable data. The land records are in the public domain available without any access restrictions at the courthouses […]
Whiteley: “Bring SDAT Into the 21st Century with Proper Technology”
From Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: Chairman Kasemeyer and Committee Members Here we go again?? Yesterday at the hearing on SB 215 Internet Access to Worksheets, SDAT, in the person of Director Robert E. Young, we again saw the difficulty SDAT people have in telling the whole truth. Director Young testified that the Department opposed […]
Whiteley on 2011 General Assembly: “Any Gains Must be Savored”
From H. LeRoy Whiteley Jr., Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: The 2011 General Assembly session is now history. We wish we could say we achieved all that we set out to accomplish but in a largely one party state any gains must be savored. Our first efforts this year involved Senator Barry Glassman’s introduction of […]
Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation Praise Del. Mark Fisher for Interest on HB 1280
From H. LeRoy Whiteley, Jr., Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: Delegate Mark N. Fisher 217 House Office Building 6 Bladen Street Annapolis, Maryland 21401-1991 RE: House Bill 1280 Task Force – Study Property Tax Assessment Procedures and Appeals Process Dear Delegate Fisher, Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! Yesterday we testified […]
Passaro/Whiteley: Tony and Roy’s Harford County Government Redundant Spending Report
From Tony Passaro, Bel Air Tea Party Patriots and H. LeRoy Whiteley Jr., Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: These reports, identifying redundant spending by the County, were brought to the attention of our County Council Members as well as to the County Executive in 2009. Since that time, David Craig has stepped up to the […]
Whiteley: “The Real Estate Market is Still in a Dramatic Downward Spiral…However, Assessments Do Not Reflect Those Conditions”
From H. LeRoy Whiteley, Jr., Founder, Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: Dear Governor O’Malley, Occasionally you have ventured out to support specific legislation that you feel benefits the State. WE URGE YOU TO TAKE THAT STEP BY LOOKING AT SB 498 – Task Force to Review Property Tax Assessment and Appeals Process. Every day we […]