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NEW! November 27, 2009 Update. New hope for the SPTEA; the PTCC makes an important endorsement. Click here.

November 7, 2009 Update. The SPTEA is introduced; the PCTA grows again. Click here.

NEW! What's your potential school property tax increase for 2010? The 2010 Act 1 index is here.

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March 27, 2009 Update. A deputy sheriff speaks out. Click here.




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Personal SPTEA Calculator
Excel calculator to see your tax savings under House Bill 1275, the School Property Tax Elimination Act. Now includes calculations for Philadelphia property tax reduction!

SPTEA Petitions
Sign an individual petition to demonstrate your approval of the SPTEA or distribute a multi-signature petition to really gather support! Print extra copies for your friends, family, and neighbors so they can help, too! Download the petitions as PDF files here.

SPTEA Promo Pack
A downloadable collection of materials and ideas that you can use to help spread the word and increase support for the School Property Tax Elimination Act.

Why school property taxes need to be eliminated!
Two excellent essays on the fallacy of property taxes for education funding.

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20 May 2008

Property Tax Elimination Rally - Join Us!

Dear Friends,

This is just a short note today to remind you about the school property tax elimination rally that will be held in the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg on Monday, June 2, from 11:00 AM – Noon. This is a tremendous opportunity for us to take our demands to the unwilling politicians in their own house and to meet and show our support for those lawmakers who understand this vital issue and are who are working for us.

This is shaping up to be a terrific event with a number of great speakers and a lot of taxpayer participation. To make the greatest impression on reluctant lawmakers we need as many folks as possible to attend to voice their support for HB 1275, the School Property Tax Elimination Act.

Please do all that you can to join in this event and please help to spread the word to others who will be willing to attend. The time for action is NOW!

For those of you who might need transportation to the rally there are a number of bus trips planned in east and central Pennsylvania that still have seats available. This is a convenient way to get to the capitol and to establish camaraderie with others who are working for true education finance reform. A list of available buses and contact names are listed below my signature; all are $20 or less depending on location and will be reserved on a first-come basis.

Please feel free to contact me with comments or questions at pataxpayers@gmail.com.

I hope to meet all of you on June 2!

David Baldinger
PTCC Administrator

 

Pottstown Area:

Bus will be leaving from the Wal-Mart in the Pottstown Center on Shoemaker Road at 8:30 AM. Contact Gene Endress of the PCTA’s Owen J. Roberts taxpayer group at gendre1@comcast.net.


Reading Area:

Bus will be leaving from the K-Mart at Rt. 222 and Rt. 724, Shillington, at 8:30 AM. Contact David Baldinger of the PTCC at taxrally@mail.com.


Lancaster County Area:

Bus for the Eastern Lancaster County/Western Chester County area will be leaving from the Christiana Fire House at 8:30 AM with a pickup stop in Lancaster city. Contact John McCartney of the PCTA’s CLASTA group at johnjhere30@comcast.net.


York County Area:

Bus will leave from the Southeastern York County area (Delta, Fawn Grove, Peach Bottom) with a pickup stop near York City. Contact Margie Lavin of the PCTA’s SETRC group at info@setrc.net or Warren Bulette of the PCTA’s YCTC group at bulette@juno.com.