See the following release from McClees Consulting, our representatives in the ferry tax issue. This demands immediate attention and action on behalf of the residents, visitors, and friends of Hyde County.
Urgent! NC Senate balks at helping coastal NC!
The Senate budget directs NC DOT to tax ALL ferries, including the Currituck-Knots Island ferry and the Hatteras to Ocracoke ferry. It directs DOT to ignore Governor's Perdue moratorium and begin to collect the ferry taxes, effective July 1, 2012. The specific ferry language is found at page 140 in the latest online version: http://www.ncleg.net/sessions/2011/budget/2012/H950-CSMDxf-28.PDF
The Senate's version of the state budget demonstrates a lack of understanding of the urgent needs of coastal citizens. This is a continuation of our fight to protect coastal citizens. We cannot become complacent during these last weeks of the legislature. The NC House and Governor agree with us, but the Senate has not seen the light.
Act now! Please communicate your objections to ferry taxes to the key decision makers listed below. Call or email. As always, be firm but polite. Key decision makers in the NC Senate must be contacted immediately!
President Pro Tem Phil Berger (from Eden in Rockingham County)
Office telephone # (919) 733-5708
NC Legislature email: phil.berger@ncleg.net
Senate Appropriations Committee Co-Chair Pete Brunstetter (from Winston-Salem)
Office telephone # (919) 733-7850
NC Legislature email: peter.brunstetter@ncleg.net
Senate Appropriations Committee Co-Chair Neal Hunt (from Raleigh)
Office telephone # (919) 733-5850
NC Legislature email: neal.hunt@ncleg.net
Senate Appropriations Committee Co-Chair Richard Stevens (from Raleigh)
Office telephone # (919) 733-5653
NC Legislature email: richard.stevens@ncleg.net
We are in Raleigh, working on this issue today. Do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions.
Best regards,
Henri and Joe McClees
McClees Consulting, Inc.
PO Box 430
Oriental, NC 28571-0430
Office (252) 249-1097
Fax (252) 249-3275
www.mccleesconsulting.com
Joe McClees mobile (252) 671-1585
Henri's mobile (252) 671-1559
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