Pissed about Property Taxes: Complain Straight to the Mayor!

Straight from Baltimore City's website:

(But here are the highlights: 1) There will be a public meeting on the subject of city taxes and fees on January 16th from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Poly-Western auditorium. Hawker will be there. 2) You can read the city's report on options for lowering the city's property tax rate online. Again, go to the city's website--link above.)

Baltimore, MD (January 3, 2008) – State and local officials joined members of the Blue Ribbon Committee on Taxes and Fees today to announce the release of the Committee’s report for a period of public comment.

The Blue Ribbon Committee is co-chaired by City Comptroller Joan Pratt and Greater Baltimore Board of Realtors Executive Vice President Jody Landers and is comprised of 26 civic leaders appointed by Mayor Dixon in the spring of 2007 to provide options for lowering the city’s property tax rate.

The report will be posted on Baltimore City’s home page at www.baltimorecity.gov and will be available in hard copy at all branches of the Baltimore City Public Library beginning today. Citizens are also encouraged to participate in a public meeting on January 16, 2008 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Poly-Western auditorium.

Citizens can submit comments via mail to: The Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Committee on Property Tax Reform, 250 City Hall, Baltimore, MD, 21202. Citizens can also e-mail comments to taxpanel@baltimorecity.gov through January 31, 2008.