From the Palatine Tea Party…
(Palatine, Illinois) – The Palatine Village Council is following in the footsteps of the Obama Administration moving his progressive agenda forward at the local level. At the Village Council Meeting on December 13, 2010 the village unanimously passed its own version of Cap and Trade Ordinance without the “trade”. This would generate an additional $900,000 to offset the Village of Palatine’s 2011 budget shortfall.
2011 Electric Utility Tax
* Electric Utility Tax – Tax based upon consumption of electricity. The taxes are collected by the utility company and remitted to the Village. Those using less electricity will pay less. This is projected to raise $900,000. Village officials see an electricity tax as a stable source of revenue even in poor economic climates.1
It appears the electric company will invoice this additional tax, collect the tax, remit the tax back to the Village and perform all the additional recordkeeping involved with this type of arrangement. Unless ComEd is performing all these additional administrative services without a fee, the taxpayer will somehow be stuck with the cost as well. Either the Village will pay this new fee to ComEd at the cost to the taxpayer or ComEd will somehow pass the cost onto the consumer (also the taxpayer).
Additionally, this new Electric Utility Tax will not be tax deductible for any property owner. Those on social security received no COLA increase and this new Electric Utility Tax will impact everyone that uses electric. Those hit the hardest will include those on fixed incomes, unemployed, and low income families.
If you are outraged contact those Council members that voted in favor of this new Electric Utility Tax which include: District 1 – Aaron B. Del Mar (847) 894-0001, District 2 – Scott Lamerand (847) 894-0002, District 3 – Jim Clegg (847) 894-0003, District 4 – Greg Solberg (847) 894-0004, District 5 – Jack Wagner (847) 894-0005, District 6 – Brad Helms (847) 894-0006, and Palatine Mayor – Jim Schwantz (847) 359-9007.
1. http://triblocal.com/palatine/2010/11/12/budget-plan-raises-taxes-cuts-jobs/