Baxter County Friends of the Taxpayers

Local Government

In Memoriam

Lorraine Blade
1930-2008
~ ~ ~
Rest in peace, "Ma"!

Mountain Home School District
2008 Bond Issue

April 18 Post-Election Letter to the Editor
As-yet unpublished open letter to the MH School Board, members of CARE
and others who voted in support of the school millage increase,
with responses

School millage vote passes by narrow margin;
unofficial tally 3231 "for" to 3162 "against"

Reports & Other Documentation

Baxter County
Friends of the Taxpayers

support the

Baxter County
Library Foundation

and its plan to build
a new public library facility
without increasing taxes.

For details, visit the library's website:

www.baxtercountylibrary.org/

(scroll down and click on the
Library Foundation icon)

December 18, 2007
Presentation at Baxter County Public Library of $1000 donation
to capital campaign by BCFT members

Seated (L-R):
Carol Landrum, Vera Hughes, Lorraine Blade, Suzan Kaye,
Frank Kaye, Deborah Knox, Gwen Khayat, Marti Schapiro

Standing (L-R):
Rex Saylor, Jan & Roger Paul, John Beach, Ken Blade, John Miskelley,
Jay Schapiro, Sonny Sharp, Russell & Patronella Luedeking, Jim Bond

(photo courtesy of Bobbi Brown, BCPL)

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Our Tax $$$ at Work?

Legislation: The 2007 legislative session has come to an end. The A&P Tax Code was just one of the issues considered by our state legislators. House Bill 1365 ("An Act Requiring Voter Approval of Certain Tax Levies") was filed on our behalf on 1-31-07 by State Representative Johnny Key; it failed in committee because of lack of support from committee members. Maybe next time ....

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Links to information on tourism taxes in general, tax issues in other places, taxpayer advocacy groups, plus other interesting items.

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