Topic – Taxes

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  Houstonians voice opinions to Metro

  Wide range of views expressed

  Matt Dietrichson, May 15, 12.

  The Metro board received ample comments from the public concerning potential road and transit funding.

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  Let’s spend our transit taxes on transit

  Show your support

  Jay Blazek Crossley, May 07, 12.

  For years, one fourth of Houston's transit sales taxes have been diverted away from transit projects. The total loss is estimated at $2.5 billion.

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  Smaller cities hire consultants to examine Metro tax agreement

  Received money for street work

  Matt Dietrichson, Apr 30, 12.

  Eleven small cities within the METRO service area have hired consultants to represent them concerning the tax diversion agreement utilized for road construction

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  Proactive commercial taxation possible in Vermont

  Encourage property improvement

  Matt Dietrichson, Jan 12, 12.

  Planners in Newport City, Vermont are considering “reformed tax structures” to give downtown property owners an incentive to fix up…

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  NY smart growth policy curbs sprawl

  Reduces costs, taxes

  Matt Dietrichson, Jan 11, 12.

  A New York State policy encourages smart growth and limits sprawl

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  Harris Co and COH fighting over collection and use of taxes

  Astrodome drainage started it

  Jay Blazek Crossley, Nov 08, 11.

  Harris County will ask the TX Legislature to give it the City sales tax revenues collected at its venues in retribution for the ReBuild Houston Initiative.

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  Houston Council members put 380 agreement on hold

  Want to explore food deserts

  Jay Blazek Crossley, Oct 20, 11.

  Houston City Council members questioned why the City would make a 380 agreement with Kroger to build a store in a food rich area of town, stalling agreement.

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  Houstonians divided on ReBuild Houston

  Opposition still opposed

  Jay Blazek Crossley, Oct 19, 11.

  Houstonians remain divided on the ReBuild Houston streets and drainage fee and how the money will be spent, according to a KUHF / KHOU survey.

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  Mary Newsom

  Density pays off better

  Associate editor and op-ed columnist, The Charlotte Observer, Aug 16, 11.

  Density pays of better than sprawl for local governments

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  GM CEO supports gas tax increase

  Tax hike may improve GM sales

  Kathryn Edwards, Jun 12, 11.

  GM CEO Dan Akerson says raising the gas tax would be more beneficial to sales then the tighter fuel economy regulations currently in place.

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