[PRCo] Fwd: NEW ALLEGHENY CO TRANSFER TAX

[James B. Holland]

--- In discoverpittsburgh at yahoogroups.com, "Eric Miller"
<empirebuilder at ...> wrote:

Tomorrow morning, a State House committee will vote on imposing a *new
realty transfer tax for Allegheny County*.

Rep. Dan Frankel introduced the bill, which would *allow the Allegheny
County Council to levy an RTT* of up to 1 percent "for general revenue
purposes" like mass transit.

*We need your immediate help to stop it.* This vote will occur tomorrow
morning, so timing is crucial.

Thanks to the efforts of REALTORS(r) statewide, we recently dealt a
temporary
defeat to new statewide realty transfer taxes. Now, the battle is specific
to Allegheny County.* Even if you responded to our Call to Action last
week,
it is absolutely critical that you participate again today.*

Please make PHONE CALLS to the following offices (of Urban Affairs
Committee
members) ASAP. Tell them how devastating this legislation would be for
Allegheny County homeowners and our local economy.  If you can't make
phone
calls during business hours, please click on the members' names to
send them
an email.

If you need a sample script, click
here<http://server1.streamsend.com/streamsend/clicktracker.php?cd=7352&ld=3&md=32&ud=851dc87464427e186ae719711080549d&url=http://www.realtorspgh.com/GovernmentAffairs/RTTTalkingPoints/tabid/329/Default.aspx>
.

Allegheny County legislators on the committee have their names *in bold*,
but please contact as many others as you can, too:

   -

   *Rep. Tom Petrone <tpetrone at ...> (Chairman): **(717) 787-6410*
   -

   *Rep. Paul Costa <pcosta at ...> (Subcommittee Chair): (717)
   783-1914*
   -

   *Rep. Don Walko <dwalko at ...>: (717) 787-5470*
   -

   *Rep. John Maher <jmaher at ...>: (717) 783-1522*



   - Rep. Cherelle Parker: (717) 783-2178
   - Rep. Eugene DePasquale: (717) 787-7514
   - Rep. Jewell Williams: (717) 772-2004
   - Rep. John Taylor: (717) 787-3179
   - Rep. Thomas Blackwell: (717) 783-1491
   - Rep. Thomas Caltagirone: (717) 787-3525
   - Re. Angel Cruz: (717) 787-1407
   - Rep. Robert Donatucci: (717) 783-8634
   - Rep. William Keller: (717) 787-5774
   - Rep. Thaddeus Kirkland: (717) 787-5881
   - Rep. Bryan Lentz: (717) 787-8574
   - Rep. Kathy Manderino: (717) 787-1254
   - Rep. Michael O'Brien: (717) 783-8098
   - Rep. Tony Payton, Jr.: (717) 787-1354
   - Rep. Karen Beyer: (717) 783-1673
   - Rep. Steven Cappelli: (717) 787-6815
   - Rep. Jim Cox: (717) 772-2435
   - Rep. Garth Everett: (717) 787-5270
   - Rep. Susan Helm: (717) 787-1230
   - Rep. Jay Moyer: (717) 787-6423
   - Rep. John Payne: (717) 787-2684
   - Rep. Scott Petri: (717) 787-9033
   - Rep. Marguerite Quinn: (717) 772-1413
   - Rep Douglas Reichley: (717) 787-1000
   - Rep. Curt Schroder: (717) 783-2520


<adamm at ...>

*LET'S MAKE SOME NOISE NOW*

-- 
Eric Miller
Historic Homes Specialist
Dunn Real Estate Services
512 Foreland Street, Pittsburgh 15212
412-322-2000
http://www.dunnrealtor.com


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