ATTA Alert: "Kill this bill ... no new taxes on Albemarle residents"

[Alert from Albemarle Truth in Taxation Alliance -- ATTA]

On January 14, 2009, Delegate David Toscano submitted House Bill (HB) 2161 for consideration by the General Assembly. The bill would allow an eventual 20% increase in the Sales Tax we pay, to fund transportation spending.

ATTA articulated several reasons why the underlying premise of this bill is a bad idea. Please see our letter to the Albemarle Board of Supervisors, directly below.

HB 2161 was sent to a Finance Subcommittee today. Please contact the following members of this subcommittee today and ask them to vote NO on HB 2161.

The subcommittee will meet Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at about 2:00 p.m., so please call and / or email them immediately--and be sure to tell them you're from the
Albemarle Truth in Taxation Alliance!

Delegate Timothy D. Hugo (Chairman)
(R) - House District 40
(804) 698-1040
DelTHugo@house.virginia.gov

Delegate R. Lee Ware, Jr.(R) - House District 65
Richmond, Virginia 23219
(804) 698-1065
DelLWare@house.virginia.gov

Delegate Kathy J. Byron
(R) - House District 22
(804) 698-1022
DelKByron@house.virginia.gov

Delegate Benjamin L. Cline
(R) - House District 24
(804) 698-1024
DelBCline@house.virginia.gov

Delegate Jeffrey M. Frederick(R) - House District 52
(804) 698-1052
DelJFrederick@house.virginia.gov

Delegate Christopher K. Peace(R) - House District 97
(804) 698-1097
DelCPeace@house.virginia.gov

Delegate Kenneth R. Melvin
(D) - House District 80
(804) 698-1080
DelKMelvin@house.virginia.gov

Delegate Franklin P. Hall
(D) - House District 69
(804) 698-1069
Del_Hall@house.virginia.gov

Delegate Lynwood W. Lewis, Jr.(D) - House District 100
(804) 698-1000
DelLLewis@house.virginia.gov

Delegate Ward L. Armstrong
(D) - House District 10
(804) 698-1010
DelWArmstrong@house.virginia.gov

Delegate Harry R. Purkey
(R) - House District 82
(804) 698-1082
DelBPurkey@house.virginia.gov