From Roy Whiteley, Founder, Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: Hello Fellow Dissatisfied Property Taxpayers As promised, Mr. Roy McGrath, Senior Advisor to Governor Hogan, called us to discuss some of our issues regarding the flawed, failed, property tax assessment and appeals system. We sent the Governor and staff members a copy of our November, 2012, […]
Whiteley: With Election Nearing, Harford Delegates and Senators Ignore Lingering Property Tax Assessment Questions
From Roy Whiteley, founder, Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: Hello Harford Delegates and Senators Over a month ago we contacted you regarding the curt, unsatisfactory response we received from the Attorney General’s office regarding fiscal and policy matters on the Internet Access to Worksheets bill and the Task Force Study of SDAT we posed to […]
Whiteley: Real Property Valuation Explanation and Answers Requested Under Maryland Freedom of Information Act
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: “General Assembly Will Soon be Back in Session, Hopefully, Doing What They are Supposed to Do – Working for the Good of All Marylanders, Especially the Property Taxpayers”
From H. LeRoy Whiteley, Jr., Founder of Marylanders for Fair Property Taxation: Hope you enjoyed a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and will find 2014 to be a Happy and Prosperous New year!! The General Assembly will soon be back in session, hopefully, doing what they are supposed to do – working for the good of […]
Harford County Preliminary Revenue Projections for FY15 Indicate “Flat or Slightly Lower” Property Tax Revenues; “Marginal Increase” in Income Tax Revenues
From Harford County government: As Harford County Executive David R. Craig and his budget staff begin to craft the budget for Fiscal Year 2015, some preliminary revenue projections are beginning to come into focus. Property tax revenues are expected to be flat or slightly lower than in the current fiscal year, while income tax revenues […]
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 […]