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
10/31/2019	Sandra	McDougal	Republican	Fort Fairfield	Maine	For the first time in my life, I am working a second job to sustain myself. I have been doing this for three years. I work a second job to basically pay for oil, as the heating season extends... read more For the first time in my life, I am working a second job to sustain myself. I have been doing this for three years. I work a second job to basically pay for oil, as the heating season extends upwards of 9 months out of the year. Passing yet another tax on gas will drive up the cost of absolutely all of life's basic necessities. I will be forced to leave Maine, and at the rate things are going, it's starting to look like that will not be a bad thing. I don't want to live in California.	-
10/31/2019	Clyde	Jerome	Owner	Prospect	Maine	Putting a tax on heating fuel or Diesel fuel or Kerosene or gasoline or propane will definitely hurt Maine people, The other impact will be in the making of asphalt because of less driving, the... read more Putting a tax on heating fuel or Diesel fuel or Kerosene or gasoline or propane will definitely hurt Maine people, The other impact will be in the making of asphalt because of less driving, the asphalt prices will skyrocket the cost to build roads will be expensive. People in Maine will lose their houses do the high cost of heating oil or propane or kerosene, This climate hoax is just a money grab to fund whatever they want. Efficiency Maine is a hoax too, they never had a plan.	-
10/31/2019	William	Spaulding	Republican by necessity.	Brooks	Maine	A D behind anyone's name equals DISQUALIFIED because of idiotic policies like deliberately making energy costs higher. Leave me alone. I can spend the money I earn more efficiently than the... read more A D behind anyone's name equals DISQUALIFIED because of idiotic policies like deliberately making energy costs higher. Leave me alone. I can spend the money I earn more efficiently than the State can. The State is wasteful and abusive of liberty. No more taxes. Taxed Enough (Too much) Already.	-
10/31/2019	Jordan	Bastedo	Concerned voter	Baileyville	Maine	Taxation is theft. We’re already taxed enough as it is. Quit using something that naturally occurs as a method to force more control over those that you represent. Taxation is theft. We’re already taxed enough as it is. Quit using something that naturally occurs as a method to force more control over those that you represent.	-
10/31/2019	Rita	Buttery	Democrat	Passadumkeag	Maine	Mainers cannot afford any more increases in taxes on gas and fuel..We can barely afford the prices now... Mainers cannot afford any more increases in taxes on gas and fuel..We can barely afford the prices now...	-
10/31/2019	John	Scott	Independent	Turner	Maine	No more gas tax....dssi here...and a lot of older people can't afford it.... read more No more gas tax....dssi here...and a lot of older people can't afford it....	-
10/31/2019	Lynwood	Toole	Downeast	Alexander	Maine	I work out on the road to the extent of 90,000mi per year! Why do I have to do this it isn't by choice! I live in the most depressed county in the United States! Where u cant make a decent... read more I work out on the road to the extent of 90,000mi per year! Why do I have to do this it isn't by choice! I live in the most depressed county in the United States! Where u cant make a decent living! We own a farm also! Difficult to relocate! No I can't write my fuel off! It's all out of pocket! Not to mention auto expense! This tax u are wanting to impose on we the people of Maine is wrong! I am retired and still have to work 60hours per week!	-
10/31/2019	Janet	Chapman	Republican	Hancock	Maine	Maine cannot afford to pay extra taxes on something that is paramount to our survival. Number 1 - we cannot have electric cars given we have power outages all the time and - what would we do?... read more Maine cannot afford to pay extra taxes on something that is paramount to our survival. Number 1 - we cannot have electric cars given we have power outages all the time and - what would we do? Number 2 - during the winter the trucks that plow us out are not electric trucks! Number 3 - people cannot afford to switch out their cars in Maine. We have excise taxes that would kill us if we all went out and purchased expensive electric cars. These are examples of the lack of vision Janet Mills has - she has no business leading our State.	-
10/31/2019	Julie	Gross	N/A	Auburn	Maine	I feel that this is so unfair. Yes I am all for lowering the use of fossil fuel fuel but not this way. Why should those who can't afford these electric vehicles be forced to pay higher gas... read more I feel that this is so unfair. Yes I am all for lowering the use of fossil fuel fuel but not this way. Why should those who can't afford these electric vehicles be forced to pay higher gas prices. That is a stupid idea. Not everyone can afford these vehicles even with what is being offered. We should pay the gas price the way it is now. It's already quite expensive as it is. This needs to be scrapped and thought through again and not ar the expense of Mainers.	-
10/31/2019	David	Berry	Maine Resident	Belfast	Maine	Not good for Maine and not good for Maine people. Not good for Maine and not good for Maine people.	-
10/31/2019	Michael	Larrabee	Mr.	St. Albans	Maine	It;s all a big scam so that the state and other federal agencies can line their pockets with our hard earned money It;s all a big scam so that the state and other federal agencies can line their pockets with our hard earned money	-
10/31/2019	Kenneth	Ames	Concerned Citizen	Waldoboro	Maine	Governor Mills gas tax is not a reasonable option for Maine! Nothing needs to be done about carbon emissions in this state period! Governor Mills gas tax is not a reasonable option for Maine! Nothing needs to be done about carbon emissions in this state period!	-
10/31/2019	Marc	Gagnon	Independent	Chester	Maine	I believe that this action will be detrimental for the working class people of the State of Maine. Most people who live and work in the rural areas of Maine will have to pay more in fuel costs in... read more I believe that this action will be detrimental for the working class people of the State of Maine. Most people who live and work in the rural areas of Maine will have to pay more in fuel costs in order to make a living,a lot of Mainers travel over an hour each way to get to work, private contractors already have to travel great distances to get to the next job. Most people in Maine can’t afford to buy an electric car and get the equipment installed to charge it. Governor Mills is wrong on this action. The only people who will benefit from this is people from outside the State and the upper class.	-
10/31/2019	Mitchell	Nunan	Lobsterman	Kennebunk	Maine		-
10/31/2019	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... read more 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 a pay cut to do it. I do not support this and hope that it fails. Taxation is theft ! Tired of the government taking my money to squander .0	-
10/31/2019	Patricia	Pereira	Republican voter	Orrington	Maine	We cannot afford a gas tax raise. Please reconsider hour decision and put Mainers first by not raising the gas tax. We cannot afford a gas tax raise. Please reconsider hour decision and put Mainers first by not raising the gas tax.	-
10/31/2019	Paul	Scharping	Republican	Shapleigh	Maine	As a retired veteran on a fixed income, I think this plan is just another way to exact a tax on the citizens of Maine. Until my retirement from the army and my social security get cost of living... read more As a retired veteran on a fixed income, I think this plan is just another way to exact a tax on the citizens of Maine. Until my retirement from the army and my social security get cost of living increase to cover all the additional taxes and fees, there should be a freeze. Work on spending controls and prioritize what needs to be done. Spend only what you actually have in the bank!	-
10/31/2019	Benay	Vania	1950	Parsonsfield	Maine	I OPPOSE the gas tax for Mainers. NO NO NO If the state needs more money.....hold a yard sale ........like a lot of people do for extra income. I OPPOSE the gas tax for Mainers. NO NO NO If the state needs more money.....hold a yard sale ........like a lot of people do for extra income.	-
10/31/2019	Elisabeth	Echevarria	Maine resident	Falmouth	Maine	We do not need additional gasoline taxes in Maine. Governor Janet Mills is spending our money like a drunken sailor and now she wants to gauge us further! NO, NO, NO NO! We do not need additional gasoline taxes in Maine. Governor Janet Mills is spending our money like a drunken sailor and now she wants to gauge us further! NO, NO, NO NO!	-
10/31/2019	George	Carr	Mainer	Ashland	Maine	I am from Northern Maine, you know, `the other Maine". We pay enough for our gas here. Enough with the price gouging! ITS bad enough that you have forgotten about us, NO NEW GAS HIKES!!!!!.... read more I am from Northern Maine, you know, `the other Maine". We pay enough for our gas here. Enough with the price gouging! ITS bad enough that you have forgotten about us, NO NEW GAS HIKES!!!!!. Between the cost of living and health insurrance, don't you think we have gone threw enough??!!??	-

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