NATIVE ANTI-TAX REVOLT AND MOBILIZING AT THE RICHMOND CITY FOR SEWER RATE TAX HIKES

NATIVE ANTI-TAX REVOLT AND MOBILIZING BEGINS AT THE RICHMOND CITY FOR SEWER RATE HIKES

Richmond, CA-The Committee of Native Families for the Safety of Our Chidren has started a petition drive against the City of Richmond with regards to the Sewer Rate Tax increases to be placed on all home owners in the city of Richmond.

The City of Richmond did a city wide mailing to all property owners to announce unfair and sizable proposed tax increase in waste water user rates, along with proposed new water and sewer users rates and other tax fees that under consideration by the Richmond City Council at the public hearing that is set for April 6, 2010 at 7pm at the Richmond City Council Chambers, 440 Civic City Plaza, Richmond, CA.

A single residental unit will pay $506.10 for sewer taxes now, in 2011 it will be $546.59.
In the next 5 years the sewer taxes will be $729. 86.

The Council wants written input from the community on this matter before March 15, 2010. Written comments must go to:

City Clerk, City of Richmond
450 Civic Center Plaza
Richmond, CA. 94804

Unless the Council receives a majority of written protest related to proposed tax fees before the public hearing on April 6, 2010, the exorbitant tax rate increase will be adopted by the City Council.