Welcome to HamdenAlliance.org

Welcome to the online home of the Hamden Alliance for Responsible Taxation, or “HART.” Our organization was previously known as the Hamden Homeowners for Tax Relief (“HHTR”). Our membership recently voted to change our name to better reflect our organization’s character and mission.

We are an “alliance” of citizens dedicated to finding creative, affordable, fair and equitable solutions to Hamden’s unfair tax structure. Our leadership and membership are drawn from a broad spectrum of political affiliations – Republicans, Democrats, Greens and unaffiliated/independent voters. We all share an understanding that when it comes to local issues, national political party affiliations mean little or nothing. What matters most is that our Town government is sensitive and responsive to the needs of its most significant stakeholders – its taxpayers.

As our new name suggests, we are not blindly protesting all taxation, as we understand that a “responsible” level of taxation is necessary for a community to thrive. Unfortunately, the property taxes currently levied by the Town of Hamden are far from responsible, and threaten to destroy the very neighborhoods and Town we cherish.

Over the coming weeks, we will be adding additional features and content to this site. We will also be adding updated materials on important Hamden issues, meetings and events on a regular basis, so we hope you will return soon and will frequently look to us over the coming budget season and election cycle.

We hope to educate a larger number of Hamden’s taxpayers to an awareness of the gravity of the situation and the apparent indifference of the Town’s current elected leadership to the plight of ordinary taxpayers. Once you know what we’ve learned, we hope you will feel motivated to join our fight.

The goals of HART’s agenda include:

• Renewed Transparency in Budget Processes
• Reform of Hamden’s Town Charter
• Restraint in Town & Board of Education Spending
• Equitable Relief from 2005 Revaluation
• Better Leadership & More Accountable Representation

We encourage you become involved with HART in way you can. There are many different tasks at hand, and we need everyone’s participation to reach our goals! Please take a moment to sign up for our emailing list to receive news of future developments and activities.