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
10/29/2019	Michael	Hinds	Hinds Oil Co., Inc.	Montrose	Pennsylvania	We are opposed to the proposal, Pennsylvania already pays the highest gasoline tax in the country. This proposal would unfairly burden the consumers and businesses of Pennsylvania and elsewhere... We are opposed to the proposal, Pennsylvania already pays the highest gasoline tax in the country. This proposal would unfairly burden the consumers and businesses of Pennsylvania and elsewhere.	-
10/29/2019	Ann	Pedreschi	none	Holden	Maine	Maine needs diverse energy efficient public transportation. Mass transportation will lower emissions especially if the mass transportation is also energy efficient. LL Bean started this in Acadia... read more Maine needs diverse energy efficient public transportation. Mass transportation will lower emissions especially if the mass transportation is also energy efficient. LL Bean started this in Acadia National Park with it's shuttle service and it is working well. Follow what works before it is too late.	-
10/29/2019	Tom	Keenan	Hannabery HVAC	Allentown	Pennsylvania	I feel that by increasing the cost of fuel would have a negative affect on customers and vendors as the additional cost would have to be passed on to the end user. I feel that by increasing the cost of fuel would have a negative affect on customers and vendors as the additional cost would have to be passed on to the end user.	-
10/29/2019	Jonathan	Ferro	Ferro Fuel Oil, Inc.	Boothwyn	Pennsylvania	The last thing we need in Pennsylvania is more regulations. Call Harrisburg to get an answer on sales tax or motor fuel taxes. There are so many rules at this point the state employees can not... read more The last thing we need in Pennsylvania is more regulations. Call Harrisburg to get an answer on sales tax or motor fuel taxes. There are so many rules at this point the state employees can not even follow them. Simplify the laws and regulations, let the market dictate fuel usage. Electrics are coming, sooner than later the tides will shift.	-
10/29/2019	Richard A	Berry Jr	Tax payer	Belfast	Maine	Queen of Maine mills has found perhaps another way of scamming the good people of Maine of hard earned money. Turning this great State into another California is not what the people here want.... Queen of Maine mills has found perhaps another way of scamming the good people of Maine of hard earned money. Turning this great State into another California is not what the people here want.	-
10/29/2019	Richard A	Berry Jr	Tax payer	Belfast	Maine	Queen of Maine mills has found perhaps another way of scamming the good people of Maine of hard earned money. Turning this great State into another California is not what the people here want.... Queen of Maine mills has found perhaps another way of scamming the good people of Maine of hard earned money. Turning this great State into another California is not what the people here want.	-
10/29/2019	Brad	Fulton	AC&T	Hagerstown	Maryland	Funding this endeavor seems to be very costly . More time to study the pros and cons and getting voter input would make sense . Funding this endeavor seems to be very costly . More time to study the pros and cons and getting voter input would make sense .	-
10/29/2019	Scott	Crooker	Resident	Gardiner	Maine	Any policy that would require a permitting fee by a gasoline facility would be a hidden tax that would be passed on to the every day user thereby raising gas prices to too high prices. Maine is... read more Any policy that would require a permitting fee by a gasoline facility would be a hidden tax that would be passed on to the every day user thereby raising gas prices to too high prices. Maine is already carbon neutral. Electric cars are not going to help this and they are not an effective year round mode of transportation esp on fridgid days. To tax facilities that sell or provide gas is unfairly and non-transparently taxing individuals that choose to continue with gas powered autos etc as a safer option of transportation	-
10/29/2019	Glen	Fitzmaurice	Not sure what you mean. Libertarian	Pittston	Maine	Janet Mills DOES NOT speak for most Mainers. We ARE NOT interstate in your electric car incentive and we are DEFINITELY NOT interested in an increase in our fuel costs. Janet Mills DOES NOT speak for most Mainers. We ARE NOT interstate in your electric car incentive and we are DEFINITELY NOT interested in an increase in our fuel costs.	-
10/29/2019	William	Lathrop	None	Sidney	Maine	No more fuel taxes. Furthermore - what are people thinking, seriously. Currently we have electric vehicles show up at our dealerships and just take power for free, don’t electric vehicle... read more No more fuel taxes. Furthermore - what are people thinking, seriously. Currently we have electric vehicles show up at our dealerships and just take power for free, don’t electric vehicle owner understand that someone has to pay for the power, or do they not care. Now we want to subsidize electric vehicles even more - Nope!	-
10/29/2019	Lynette	Aucoin	Independent	South Berwick	Maine	TCI is not a good fit for Maine. Most of our residents are hard working people already stretching to afford inexpensive used vehicles and will not be able to buy electric or hybrids. Add to that... read more TCI is not a good fit for Maine. Most of our residents are hard working people already stretching to afford inexpensive used vehicles and will not be able to buy electric or hybrids. Add to that the vast distances required in most of the state necessary to visit a doctor, get to school or work, even to get groceries and this makes zero sense - punishing hard working folks just for choosing to live in a rural area... often the only place they can actually find an affordable house. This is punishment to the core of the Maine way of life - the farmers, the fishermen and lobstermen, the forestry industry who depend on fossil fuels because their work requires it. Sometimes there are no electric alternatives for the task - rain or shine, in the middle of nowhere, where lives and earnings depend on the strength and reliability of fossil fuel engines. Governor Mills, stop punishing the hard working people of Maine with new taxes - we have enough already. No two ways about it - this is a tax serving an agenda and not the hard working everyday people of Maine.	-
10/29/2019	Arthur	Nickerson	Concerned citizen	Hudson	Maine	Please stop harming the ordinary citizens of Maine by mak8ng backroo deals that cost those of us in Maine that have to travel for healthcare, shopping, and errands. Our state is extremely rural... read more Please stop harming the ordinary citizens of Maine by mak8ng backroo deals that cost those of us in Maine that have to travel for healthcare, shopping, and errands. Our state is extremely rural and many of it's residents are elderly and/or disabled. We live on limited incomes and can not afford to pay more to stay in our homes, go to our healthcare appointments, get our food and medicines from our pharmacies, or even travelnto work. This is a bad deal for Maine.	-
10/29/2019	Cindy	Henderson	None	Augusta	Maine	We strongly oppose any and all proposals being put forth by Gov Mills in regards to increasing Maine’s electronic cars, charging stations, and plans to hike gas prices, which would be a great... read more We strongly oppose any and all proposals being put forth by Gov Mills in regards to increasing Maine’s electronic cars, charging stations, and plans to hike gas prices, which would be a great hardship on the hard working people of Maine. Please oppose and stop this change to our state by Gov Mills, Maine people do not want or need this agenda to move forward.	-
10/29/2019	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... read more 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 uproot from our homes.	-
10/29/2019	John	Macleod	III	Wells	Maine	Enough with the taxes, the fees, the permits, and so on and so forth. We’ve passed mandatory paid sick leave, there’s a cost for small business. We have raised the minimum wage resulting in rate... read more Enough with the taxes, the fees, the permits, and so on and so forth. We’ve passed mandatory paid sick leave, there’s a cost for small business. We have raised the minimum wage resulting in rate increases at various businesses. Just stop.	-
10/29/2019	James	Glusker	Taxpayer	Augusta	Maine	No more taxes!!! No more taxes!!!	-
10/29/2019	Edward	Malley	Republican	Fairfield	Maine	She’s out of her mind. Global warming, climate change is a hoax. If she want to stagnate our economy by all means up the price of gas. She’s aligned herself with the mainstream Dems. at the... read more She’s out of her mind. Global warming, climate change is a hoax. If she want to stagnate our economy by all means up the price of gas. She’s aligned herself with the mainstream Dems. at the federal level. When have any of those idiots had an idea that will help everyday Americans?	-
10/29/2019	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? 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?	-
10/29/2019	Jeff	Richards	Maine Worker	Dexter	Maine	We don't need more expense that this initiative will bring. Please don't do it! read more We don't need more expense that this initiative will bring. Please don't do it!	-
10/29/2019	Chester	Ficker	None	montville	Maine	I have no wish to see the beautiful state of Maine polluted with the byproducts of fossil fuels but forcing people into so called "Green" causes thru taxation is the wrong way. Invent a... read more I have no wish to see the beautiful state of Maine polluted with the byproducts of fossil fuels but forcing people into so called "Green" causes thru taxation is the wrong way. Invent a better fuel or promote Nuclear power. Fuel tax just hurts the little guy the most. This kind of policy is leading with the heart but has shut out the brain. Both are needed to create the result you want.	-

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