Peterson: Republicans score bipartisan victory

Controversial language struck from Municipal Relief Bill

BOSTON— Calling it a bipartisan victory, Representative George Peterson praised his colleagues in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for adopting a Republican-offered amendment to protect taxpayers from yet another tax increase.

As you may recall, the House Ways and Means Committee proposed allowing municipalities to raise property taxes outside of the constraints of the so-called “proposition 2½ limits” without a local vote.

Representative Peterson, along with his Republican colleagues, supported an amendment offered by House Minority Leader Bradley H. Jones, Jr., to the so-called Municipal Relief Bill striking out the language permitting the increase of property taxes absent an override vote.

“Proposition 2 ½ has been an integral part of keeping our local budgets and property taxes within reasonable increases,” stated Representative Peterson. “This will continue to allow citizens the decision of when these increases will occur. I am glad that we were able to stop this back door attempt at circumventing the tenants of proposition 2 ½.”

Citizens for Limited Taxation had estimated that if this bill passed with the original language, it would cost Massachusetts taxpayers more than $500 million in increased property taxes.

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