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. 
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Jay Allen Citizen New Harbor Maine
This will have a disastrous effect on Mainers, especially those who are already struggling to pay for gas and heat their homes. Mainers don’t have the option to take a bus or hop on the subway....
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Barbara Dunham Citizen South Berwick Maine
Since Maine is made. Up of largely rural areas. We don't have public transportation. We have a large senior citizens who live on social security. It is not unusual for seniors to travel 10 or...
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Mark Follansbee Citizen Scarborough Maine
Transportation is one of the contributors to climate change that is amenable to action at the personal, local, state, and federal levels. Only through action at all these levels can we hope to...
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Laura J. Gazzano citizen Wellfleet Massachusetts
TCI is an important collaboration between eastern states to combat climate change. Some part of TCI revenue needs to be disbursed to EV infrastructure associated with affordable housing. It could...
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Michael Coleman Citizen Old Orchard Beach Maine
This is nothing but a new tax disguised in an attempt to defraud the people of our states. My state, Maine is a rural state without a practical public transportation system outside of the urban...
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Jason Hall Citizen Durham Maine
Enough is enough. We live in Maine, salaries are not huge. You are supporting 2500 electric car owners on the backs of the other 1.3 million. Cut the citizens a break so we don't have to...
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Ed Snider Citizen EastMachias Maine
No more taxes. Maine has to much poor people to pay your extra taxes. And how is taxing the gas more going to help the climate?
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Gregory Farmer Citizen Monmouth Maine
We can not afford any additional taxes. The state, nation and world need to live within their means like the

averages person does. If you want to finance this than all who want it can take...
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Susanne Bridges Citizen Bangor Maine
Any additional taxes on gasoline, or any other tax, is ludicrous. The people of the state of Maine have been devastated by Janet mills and her spending with the intention of our pocketbooks paying...
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Judy Dinmore citizen Cape Elizabeth Maine
Maine can see significant economic, health, and environmental benefits by transitioning to cleaner and more efficient transportation options through adoption of Transportation Climate Initiative (...
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Judith Soleil citizen Hope Maine
Our outdated transportation system is Maine’s largest source of climate pollution and doesn’t meet the needs of Maine people.

We neede clean, modern, affordable transportation...
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Dirk Faegre Citizen Belfast Maine
Clean transportation in Maine is a must. We're already the 'tailpipe of America', so we don't need to be adding to the pollution. Climate change is upon us and that alone...
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Gerhild Paris Citizen Falmouth Maine
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Don Cummings Citizen South Burlington Vermont
This is an excellent proposal. I urge Vermont’s Governor Scott to support an aggressive program to fight the Climate Crisis
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Ashley MacNeil Citizen New Sharon Maine
Establishing permit laws for gas transport is only creating hardships for poor citizens who will be forced to pay higher gas prices. We cannot simply go out and purchase fuel saving vehicles. Many...
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Jeanne Cahill citizen Northborough Massachusetts
I appreciate the stakeholder engagement process of the TCI. I attended the public workshop held at Roxbury Community College, Boston, on October 30. My concerns are:

1)complementary state...
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Lisa Will Citizen Lawrence Massachusetts
No taxation without representation. You do not decide for everyone. This is not a dictatorship.
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Ann Holland citizen Bangor Maine
This initiative brings hope for a regional collaboration to reduce harmful pollution and needless expense in the transportation sector. Please hear the voices of the people who believe in science...
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John Battista citizen Braintree Massachusetts
I do not support your initiatives and am alarmed by the apparent motive to bypass legislation and raise the gas tax.
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Robyn Muetterties Citizen Boxford Massachusetts
Please do not raise the gas tax!
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