I was browsing MSNBC.com when I came across this piece that was on the NBC Nightly News with Tom Brokaw. Small towns in Maine are dissolving in an attempt to lower their tax base. 9 towns have dissolved since 1980, most of which felt some tax relief.
Governor Baldacci has promised that the next legislative session will work on bringing property tax relief to Maine. They had better make good on that claim. Many are skeptical. There are plenty of citizens in the wings eager to get some tax relief, and not all of their ideas are good ones. The Palesky Tax Cap Initiative was easily defeated in this election, but the Palesky group is going to try again. Two other citizen initiatives are out gathering signatures for the next election. The Governor and the State need to get this done.
