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
12/1/2019	Joe	Gallarelli	Stakeholder	Wilmington	Massachusetts	Taxation without representation is unlawful. A "fee" is just a tax in disguise and We the People already voted against another gas tax. STOP the insanity read more Taxation without representation is unlawful. A "fee" is just a tax in disguise and We the People already voted against another gas tax. STOP the insanity	-
12/1/2019	Ed	Downing	Stakeholder	Wakefield	Massachusetts	You are all a bunch of Thieves, you are so out of Touch with every day working me and Women. If I conducted My fiscal affairs the way Beacon Hill does, I would be broke and homeless. You are all a bunch of Thieves, you are so out of Touch with every day working me and Women. If I conducted My fiscal affairs the way Beacon Hill does, I would be broke and homeless.	-
12/1/2019	Scott	Babbitt	Stakeholder	South Weymouth	Massachusetts	First it was The Family & Medical Leave Act of MA that was shoved down our throats, now this. What happened to the democratic process for The COMMON WEALTH? You’ve all officially been... read more First it was The Family & Medical Leave Act of MA that was shoved down our throats, now this. What happened to the democratic process for The COMMON WEALTH? You’ve all officially been designated as Massholes of the INDIVIDUAL WEALTH.	-
12/1/2019	Richard	Kilroy	Stakeholder	West Roxbury	Massachusetts	You’re not fooling anyone. This is a government “fee” that is going to be passed onto consumers so call it what it is, a TAX. You’re not fooling anyone. This is a government “fee” that is going to be passed onto consumers so call it what it is, a TAX.	-
12/1/2019	James	Fontes	Stakeholder	Fall River	Massachusetts	NO MORE HIDDEN GAS TAXES BY TALL DEVAL! "We voted against this already!!" read more NO MORE HIDDEN GAS TAXES BY TALL DEVAL! "We voted against this already!!"	-
1/16/2020	Pamela	Gendlek	Stakeholder	East Brunswick	New Jersey		-
1/16/2020	Pamela	Gendlek	Stakeholder	East Brunswick	New Jersey		-
1/16/2020	Bradley	Cox	Stakeholder	High Bridge	New Jersey	Clean mass transit is an imperative!!!! Clean mass transit is an imperative!!!!	-
2/25/2020	Meredith	Stone	stakeholder	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	As a city resident, I strongly support TCI and any policies and actions that will improve public transportation options and reduce greenhouse gas and other forms of pollution. Less traffic,... read more As a city resident, I strongly support TCI and any policies and actions that will improve public transportation options and reduce greenhouse gas and other forms of pollution. Less traffic, cleaner air, and accessible transportation are good for all of us.	-
2/26/2020	John	Phelps	Stakeholder	Balto	Maryland	Concerns I have with the initiative: 1. 100% of the data was provided by biased institutions and government agencies. 2. These 12 states have a population exceeding 60 million.... read more Concerns I have with the initiative: 1. 100% of the data was provided by biased institutions and government agencies. 2. These 12 states have a population exceeding 60 million. However there were only 3 focus groups with only 1000 attendees. 3. The result of doing nothing will be a 19% improvement. The TCI plan calls for $40 billion in taxes with an overly optimistic improvement of an additional 5% 4. Reducing fuel consumption by 30% will devastate state tax coffers. What will offset this? 5. These proposed taxes will hit the lowest wage earners the hardest. They are also the least likely to purchase an electric car. 6. There is no clear path to a measurable result. Also no accountability in the impending failure. 7. This will surely spawn another govt agency that will cost much and produce nothing. 8. The result of prior initiatives like wind have taken 50 years to achieve the results promised in 5. Wind and solar are extremely inefficient due to the continued need for fossil fuel plants in the event the wind doesn’t blow or the sun doesn’t shine, which is often. 9. Some of the projected benefits are completely ambiguous like the health benefit from walking and riding a bike. In Baltimore both are unsafe practices. TCI needs to do the following: 1. Produce an unbiased study which considers taxpayer impact, the inefficiency of government to efficiently execute and to identify a specific set of results with total accountability when it doesn’t work. 2. Look at other alternatives that people actually use. Solicit major public input on other options don’t just rely on environmental consultants and government agencies that are completely biased. 3. Identify and communicate a clear objective benefit to the taxpayer other than the government telling them what’s good for them. 4. Don’t exclude those from the conversation that will be most impacted, create a team of business leaders and citizens. Don’t do all the work behind closed doors. Thanks for your consideration. This proposal needs a lot of work it’s obviously written by academics and regulators. Get private industries who will be impacted to weigh in. Let us work together for comprehensive environmental improvement. Respectfully submitted John Phelps President Highs of Baltimore LLC 443 463 3654	-
1/19/2020	Josette	Le Beau	Stakeholders	Neptune	New Jersey		-
12/15/2019	Peter	Nielsen	Starry LLC	Brookline	Massachusetts	The initiative as presented is simply a new tax without useful or demonstrable destination for the revenue created. By exempting jet fuel the initiative ignores a vastly more unnecessary and... read more The initiative as presented is simply a new tax without useful or demonstrable destination for the revenue created. By exempting jet fuel the initiative ignores a vastly more unnecessary and polluting element, commercial flights - many working people need to use their cars to get to work, a handful may need to fly to do so. As it happens I do ride a bicycle to work and deplore the proliferation of 300+ horsepower cars and trucks, but I do not see the TCI as having the mission or structure to actually make a difference. That, the tangible steps, if any, envisioned by the TCI should be front and center in any presentation of advocacy.	-
2/24/2020	mike	sundberg	State employee	Queensbury	New York	I am opposed to this program. And I vote. I am opposed to this program. And I vote.	-
11/1/2019	Beth	O'Connor	State Employee / Private Employee	Berwick	Maine	Dear Governor Mills. Please do not do this. Maine is already one of the highest taxed states in the nation. We, the hard working people can not afford more taxation. Trucks move Maine. When tou... read more Dear Governor Mills. Please do not do this. Maine is already one of the highest taxed states in the nation. We, the hard working people can not afford more taxation. Trucks move Maine. When tou raise the cost of doing business it causes the cost of all goods and services to rise. This in turn hurts the poorest of poor most. In addition Maine is already one of the cleanest states in the nation. Stop this foolish political posturing and do the right thing. Don't drive more Mainers over the New Hampshire border. Thank you for your consideration.	-
12/17/2019	Scott	Crooker	State of Maine resident	Gardiner	Maine	This initiative will in no way benefit the residents of Maine. The only thing it will do is increase costs for residents and small business people. It will increase the cost of gas there by... read more This initiative will in no way benefit the residents of Maine. The only thing it will do is increase costs for residents and small business people. It will increase the cost of gas there by increasing costs for everything from food, to trucking, to plowing, etc. This effects all areas of residents lives. There is no benefit other than trying to push green initiates on the Maine state residents; some that won’t even make sense. For example electric cars are not a truly viable option for Maine due to the long winter with extremely cold days that make electric cars some what unreliable. Plus Maine is already very green and pretty much carbon neutral due to our forests. This will only be fit other more develop states at the expense of Maine residents.	-
12/18/2019	Jay	Barrows	State Representative	1st Bristol District (Foxboro, Mansfield, Norton)	Massachusetts	I am proud of our great state of Massachusetts and its record to increase renewable energy. However, I stand firmly against TCI, and I do believe that if states followed our lead, then this... read more I am proud of our great state of Massachusetts and its record to increase renewable energy. However, I stand firmly against TCI, and I do believe that if states followed our lead, then this proposal would not even be necessary. I think that Governor Charlie Baker should bring this proposal to the Massachusetts legislature for a vote.	-
12/15/2019	Brian	Murray	State Resident	Dedham	Massachusetts	Please vote no to extinguish this initiative. I am on a fixed income and cannot afford another tax, fee, or any other reduction of my income by Massachusetts government or non government means.... read more Please vote no to extinguish this initiative. I am on a fixed income and cannot afford another tax, fee, or any other reduction of my income by Massachusetts government or non government means. Thank you, Rian Murray	-
2/12/2020	Joan	valva	state resident	Northfield	Massachusetts	No new taxes - we pay Mass. gas tax, federal gas tax, excise tax on car yearly, sales tax when we purchase a car, yearly inspection tax, yearly registration tax, - ENOUGH! WE ALSO PAID FOR THE... read more No new taxes - we pay Mass. gas tax, federal gas tax, excise tax on car yearly, sales tax when we purchase a car, yearly inspection tax, yearly registration tax, - ENOUGH! WE ALSO PAID FOR THE BIG DIG FOR GREATER BOSTON. Western Massachusetts has had enough!	-
2/17/2020	Alison	Zyla	State resident	Clinton	Connecticut	Being able to breath clean air is a necessity. Being able to breath clean air is a necessity.	-
2/21/2020	Alison	Zyla	State resident	Clinton	Connecticut	We need more accessible and affordable mass transportation for the human right of breathing clean air. We need more accessible and affordable mass transportation for the human right of breathing clean air.	-

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