Now here the Crooks go down this road ! Yikes is anyone else as outraged as I am about the way they manipulate an rationalize theyr`e Great Injustices toward we The People ....
Budget-Strapped Cities Charge Nonprofits New Fees
December 27, 2010, 11:45 am
Several cities are including nonprofit organizations in new fees for road and storm-water-management improvements, The Wall Street Journal writes.
Faced with budget shortfalls and strict new federal mandates for storm-water run-off, Houston; Richmond, Va.; Lafayette, Ind.; and Verona, Wis., have imposed drainage fees that will be charged to churches, private schools, and other traditionally tax-exempt groups as well as to taxpayers.
Plus: After a two-year review, Boston officials last week released details of a program to increase the size and the fairness of the payments charities voluntarily make to the city for basic services, The Boston Globe reports.
The plan ties payments for police and fire protection to the value of tax-exempt groups’ property, with the first $15-million exempt, and sets a formula quantifying the benefits they provide the community. It replaces the current system of ad hoc agreements with charities, which resulted in widely varying payments.
Boston officials hope to raise an additional $5-million from medical and educational institutions in the first year of the program but say the payments will remain voluntary.
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