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EMAIL MMWD DIRECTORS TODAY ASAP! Support CO$T’s Demand that MMWD Directors Reject False, Misleading ResolutionThat Claims CA Law Requires MMWD to Fund Part-Time Directors’ Health Insurance  CO$T sent the objection letter below demanding that Marin Municipal Water District Directors vote AGAINST a resolution before them tonight (7:30M, 11/17) falsely claiming that the law mandates MMWD provide health insurance to these part-time […]

Time is short to submit applications for exemptions and discounts on an array of parcel taxes and agency fees. Some of the deadlines have already passed but many jurisdictions are still accepting applications for fiscal 2021. Marin County’s Property Tax Exemption webpage has a lot of the information you need for most, but not all, of the

TUHSD is eyeing a 2nd try at a parcel tax renewal/increase in Nov 2020 or a 2021 special election. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. It appears Tam Union’s initial instinct is contemplating doing just that. Tam Union relies heavily on parcel taxes to

The Coalition of Sensible Taxpayers is endorsing the countywide wildfire protection Measure C which would levy a $10 tax for every 100 square feet of building. Believing in the importance of wildfire preparedness and the likelihood that voters would approve a tax measure to fund it, COST advocated successfully for the per square foot approach

The Coalition of Sensible Taxpayers OPPOSES Measure B, which would raise for the second time in little over a year, the parcel tax for Tamalpais Union High Schools (Redwood, Drake, and Tamalpais). All told, the tax jumps from $300 to $645, then increases 3% annually for 10 years. Leading Marin citizens’ opposition, CO$T submitted the

The Coalition of Sensible Taxpayers OPPOSES Measure I, which would renew until 2059 the ¼ cent sales tax dedicated to the Sonoma Marin Area Rapid Transit (SMART) agency. Measure I will be on the ballot for the March 3, 2020 election (ballots mail around February 1). Leading Marin citizens’ opposition, CO$T submitted the primary and