javasaurus: (wedding daze)
javasaurus ([personal profile] javasaurus) wrote2004-05-26 11:36 am

flush tax passed

A new flush tax will be added to Marylanders this year, and I really can't complain about this one. Each home that feeds into a septic system or sewer line will be assessed $2.50 per month, for a total of about $1 billion per year, earmarked for upgrades to water treatment plants to reduce nutrient feed into the bay. I think this is great, but I fear that (based on previous experience with Maryland legislation) that the $1B will end up in the general fund within 5 years, or that normal funding for such things will be cut, since they have their own special tax now. Remember when the Maryland Lotto was supposed to support education?

[identity profile] javasaurus.livejournal.com 2004-05-27 02:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmmm...not a bad idea. Send it in!

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