Mark puts the tax hike in perspective

In a recent guest column submitted to several newspapers, Mark Sanders puts Hamden’s historic tax hike into proper perspective. Here’s a snippet:

Here’s the scoop—not only were the Henrici tax hikes the largest in Hamden history, those tax changes were also the most regressive ever. Nearly all commercial and high-end residential properties got tax cuts at the same time lower and middle-range homes saw enormous increases.

You can read the whole article in our archive.

Filed on 24 October 2007 by Aaron Gustafson

The Hamden Alliance for Responsible Taxation (HART) is an “alliance” of citizens dedicated to finding creative, affordable, fair and equitable solutions to Hamden’s unfair tax structure. Read more…