TCI Regional Policy Design Stakeholder Submissions

Material submitted through the TCI Public Input form from April 2019-February 2021 is viewable here. View input submitted from March 1, 2021 forward here. All material submitted on this page informed the participating jurisdictions in the 2019-2020 TCI regional policy design process. Click on the column headings to sort the submissions.

Date	First	Last	Affiliation	City	State	Input	File
10/9/2019	Lynn	Lewis	Mainer	Monmouth	Maine	This would make life a lot harder for a lot of Mainers. It will make driving so much more expensive and raise the cost of goods delivered over the road. It will also have a negative impact on... read more This would make life a lot harder for a lot of Mainers. It will make driving so much more expensive and raise the cost of goods delivered over the road. It will also have a negative impact on tourism in our state. Maine is a very clean climate state to begin with. STOP making it harder for Maine people to live in Maine. Governor Mills is driving young people out of Maine.	-
10/9/2019	Robert	Simmons	Taxpayer, citizen of Maine	Shapleigh	Maine	I feel this will produce a beurocracy that will tax and spend money on something that will do a absolutely nothing to reduce carbon emissions. I do not want the State of Maine to have anything to... read more I feel this will produce a beurocracy that will tax and spend money on something that will do a absolutely nothing to reduce carbon emissions. I do not want the State of Maine to have anything to do with this money grab scam.	-
10/9/2019	Tammy	Genest	No one	Lincoln	Maine	Maine residents already pay higher heating costs . We are a poor rural state and can't afford another pay hike. Governors Mills is wrong on this. NO NEW TAXES read more Maine residents already pay higher heating costs . We are a poor rural state and can't afford another pay hike. Governors Mills is wrong on this. NO NEW TAXES	-
10/9/2019	William	Tremblay	Maine Resident	Alfred	Maine	The one thing Maine does NOT need is another tax and higher gas prices. We are a pretty low income state with a lot of rural areas. People have to drive father to get anywhere for work shopping.... read more The one thing Maine does NOT need is another tax and higher gas prices. We are a pretty low income state with a lot of rural areas. People have to drive father to get anywhere for work shopping. Cannot afford higher gas prices gas and Diesel should be going down not up !! this will be a perfect way to keep businesses out of Maine and kill a tourist industry. Way to go Give. Mills keep destroying our State	-
10/9/2019	Helene	Bernier	Citizen	Lewiston	Maine	Please do not impose gas and diesel restrictions on Maine. As a citizen of Maine I do not approve of this governor making this decision without an overwhelming citizen approval and more... read more Please do not impose gas and diesel restrictions on Maine. As a citizen of Maine I do not approve of this governor making this decision without an overwhelming citizen approval and more understanding as to its implications	-
10/9/2019	John	Lewis	Maine resident	Cape Elizabeth	Maine	This is not good for Maine. Costs will only be passed onto the consumer. I urge Gov. Mills to back out. This is not good for Maine. Costs will only be passed onto the consumer. I urge Gov. Mills to back out.	-
10/9/2019	Renee	McKenna	None	West Tremont	Maine	Please do not join this group of states. Living in Maine means that we have to travel long distances to get “anywhere”. I travel over 25 miles one way, just to get groceries once a week. An action... read more Please do not join this group of states. Living in Maine means that we have to travel long distances to get “anywhere”. I travel over 25 miles one way, just to get groceries once a week. An action made by you which will result in an added tax or price increase to me makes it harder for me to take care of just the basics in life. Please for the love of Pete, do not make life harder for Mainers. It’s just that simple, Janet. Really...	-
10/9/2019	Will	Swan	Maine Resident	Lyman	Maine	I staunchly against any initiative for the state of Maine that will increase taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel, we pay one of the highest taxes in the nation already well I care about the planet... read more I staunchly against any initiative for the state of Maine that will increase taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel, we pay one of the highest taxes in the nation already well I care about the planet use the money you already have stop charging us more. Thank you for your consideration and please do not charge us the taxpayers any more money we already pay too much as it is.	-
10/9/2019	Cheryl	Hajek	CDC Bookkeeping	Plymouth	Maine	Maine is a different state, mostly in climate, but also in the number of people that live at poverty level. In my business I see small businesses that are struggling to stay afloat, make a... read more Maine is a different state, mostly in climate, but also in the number of people that live at poverty level. In my business I see small businesses that are struggling to stay afloat, make a profit, feed their families, as they watch costs continue to rise. 2018 was profitable for many but 2019 had been different as taxes and costs of goods continually rise. I have lived in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Maine and I can tell you that Maine should not be joining with these others states in any kind of tax agreement since the disparity in the climate is huge. I see many more people living in poverty in Maine than anywhere else. For 20 years I saw the state gradually get on its feet and now this governor wants to make Maine completely unaffordable. The problem is the poor have no place to go. Many are becoming poor because of the increases in costs by this governor. The people must be the ones to make this decision.	-
10/9/2019	Val	Graffa	Maine citizen	Hebron	Maine	As has been previously stated, this will amount to little more than an additional tax for fuel that the residents of Maine cannot afford. As a predominantly rural state, we do not have the public... read more As has been previously stated, this will amount to little more than an additional tax for fuel that the residents of Maine cannot afford. As a predominantly rural state, we do not have the public transportation infrastructure of larger places, such as Boston. This initiative will place an undue hardship on the citizens.	-
10/9/2019	Sawyer	Coleman	None	Norway	Maine	As a Maine native and an individual that cares deeply about our environment I would urge everyone to not implement policies such as this upon the residents of Maine and New England. Fuel... read more As a Maine native and an individual that cares deeply about our environment I would urge everyone to not implement policies such as this upon the residents of Maine and New England. Fuel surcharges and taxes are deeply regressive in nature and would hit the poor and working poor of this region the hardest. From primary transportation costs to downstream cost increases in food and consumer goods this scheme will hurt the most vulnerable among us. Carbon control and mitigation can be achieved via passive means such as maintaining green space, planting trees, protecting small family farms that engage in organic and regenerative farming practices. Finally cap and trade schemes are unproven as to their effectiveness and offer little more than carbon indulgences to those that emit.	-
10/9/2019	Eric	Lowell	Government	Wesley	Maine	Please be aware that, in the event of a tax increase on transportation fuel, rural Maine will be bearing a higher load than average. With no public transportation, and much higher than average... read more Please be aware that, in the event of a tax increase on transportation fuel, rural Maine will be bearing a higher load than average. With no public transportation, and much higher than average commuting distances, workers in this already disadvantaged part of the state can ill-afford to bear the extra cost associated with increased gasoline taxes at any level of government.	-
10/9/2019	Fred	Floberg	None	Scarborough	Maine	If this initiative is going to raise gasoline prices with the thinking that higher gas prices will make consumers either drive less or force them to buy expensive new technologies, I am strongly... read more If this initiative is going to raise gasoline prices with the thinking that higher gas prices will make consumers either drive less or force them to buy expensive new technologies, I am strongly against it.	-
10/9/2019	Colleen	Hogle	Ms	Buxton	Maine	It is hard for a state like to us pay more for gas. Our rent is easily at least 900 a month one bedroom and most of the time thats not including any utilities. Unlike a good amount of states we... read more It is hard for a state like to us pay more for gas. Our rent is easily at least 900 a month one bedroom and most of the time thats not including any utilities. Unlike a good amount of states we HAVE to have heat in the winter which we HAVE to pay for. We HAVE to have inspection stickers unlike a good amount of states, we need to take care of insurances, groceries, etc. And now you want us to pay more for gas too? We already have to pay so much just to lay our heads on a pillow at night, most of us over here have way overdue bills or no food but let's just raise the gas prices right???? We are already financially struggling enough over here. I am totally on board with changing stuff and helping our planet it is our only one, but dont punish people who already can barely get by.	-
10/9/2019	Irene	LeClaire	Taxpayer	Windham	Maine	I am shamelessly copying this from Dan Whipple from Vermont. "Please substitute Maine for Vermont! I abhor this theft of my livelihood via taxation for the fool's pursuit of Carbon... read more I am shamelessly copying this from Dan Whipple from Vermont. "Please substitute Maine for Vermont! I abhor this theft of my livelihood via taxation for the fool's pursuit of Carbon Reduction. First most, carbon dioxide is NOT a pollutant! Anthropogenic climate change is NOT a proven fact, it relies on pseudo science, mass hysteria, and most of all (TAX) MONEY. I live in rural Vermont, a state with the lowest carbon footprint of any in our nation. Our economy is precarious at best. We travel to work on rudimentary roads, for limited pay from businesses teetering on financial collapse. Our State government continues to overtax it's citizens to support those that can't or won't support themselves. This CARBON TAX is just more of the same. It will ruin our local economy, bankrupt businesses, and hasten the exodus of those who cannot afford to live here. Your blind ambitions will yield a poisoned fruit. "	-
10/9/2019	Sandra	Rose	Republican	Madawaska	Maine	We in northern Maine cannot afford a gas price increase. Please do not sign this initiative. Thank you We in northern Maine cannot afford a gas price increase. Please do not sign this initiative. Thank you	-
10/9/2019	Kathryn	Jovanelli	none	Brewer	Maine	I am totally against this. Maine is already a poor rural state and most working people need to drive and can't afford any increase in associated costs. Please do not do this to our state.... read more I am totally against this. Maine is already a poor rural state and most working people need to drive and can't afford any increase in associated costs. Please do not do this to our state.	-
10/9/2019	Karen	Leveille	Republican	Bath	Maine	Gov. Mills, listen to you constituents and DONT sign this into law making our oil and gas products more expensive. Gov. Mills, listen to you constituents and DONT sign this into law making our oil and gas products more expensive.	-
10/9/2019	John	Moss	Citizen	DURHAM	Maine	This is a sad day as this will effect to many fixed income residents of this State as we all know we are the tailpipe for the country and that has a great effect on our co2 levels... This is a sad day as this will effect to many fixed income residents of this State as we all know we are the tailpipe for the country and that has a great effect on our co2 levels...	-
10/9/2019	William	Pearson	Tax payer	Calais	Maine	The State of Maine is POOR. The elderly will Suffer Greatly, Most already have to decide between Medication and food and Now Transportation just so you can look "Cool" to your Climate... read more The State of Maine is POOR. The elderly will Suffer Greatly, Most already have to decide between Medication and food and Now Transportation just so you can look "Cool" to your Climate Club Friends. You should be Impeached. You are a Self centered, misinformed, egotistical ,1 term California wanna be loser.	-

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