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	Lori	Bartlett	Taxpayer	Whitefield	Maine	Poor people cannot stand up under these additional cost. We already can't hardly afford to survive. Many of us make choices everyday what we'll be going without to make it through the... read more Poor people cannot stand up under these additional cost. We already can't hardly afford to survive. Many of us make choices everyday what we'll be going without to make it through the month. Adding fees, taxes to gas is simply horrendous. Maine is a long distance state, we travel 30-50mi easy from one to another. We cannot afford be moneyed out of our cars buy these fees. We can't afford the luxury of electrical cars, it's too Beyond our means. Don't make Mainers worse off. Stop this foolishness, we cannot afford, we are Not California.	-
10/31/2019	Irene	Blanchard	Ms.	Fryeburg	Maine	I oppose Governor Mills serving yet another blow to the success Maine has had. No more taxes. California is visual proof that increasing taxes will only hurt Mainers. I oppose Governor Mills serving yet another blow to the success Maine has had. No more taxes. California is visual proof that increasing taxes will only hurt Mainers.	-
10/31/2019	Erica	Bartlett	UCS member	Portland	Maine	My name is Erica Bartlett, and I live in Portland, Maine. I’m writing in support of the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) because Maine is in great need of clean transportation options.... read more My name is Erica Bartlett, and I live in Portland, Maine. I’m writing in support of the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) because Maine is in great need of clean transportation options. I’m grateful that Gov. Mills is focusing on climate change, including the issue of pollution from emissions, and that this effort has strong bipartisan support. I hope that the TCI policy design take the latest science on climate emissions into consideration. I would also ask that the policy addresses issues of equity so that rural, low-income, and/or aging populations are not hurt by this program – rather, they should be helped. We need more rural transit options, including electric cars and buses, but we also need more of those options in urban areas. I look forward to seeing how this initiative evolves, and thanks again to those who are leading this effort.	-
10/31/2019	Christopher	Doehne	Mr.	Falmouth	Maine	This will do nothing but devastate the working class. Cap and trade has been an horrific failure with no benefit to the environment it has cost jobs and has done nothing but harm the working poor... read more This will do nothing but devastate the working class. Cap and trade has been an horrific failure with no benefit to the environment it has cost jobs and has done nothing but harm the working poor ... oppose	-
10/31/2019	James	Andrews	Mr.	Randolph	Maine	We cannot afford any more taxes, especially on gasoline! We cannot afford any more taxes, especially on gasoline!	-
10/31/2019	EARL	HARNDEN	Republician	WINDHAM	Maine	WE are all ready paying way to much for gas and fuel. What ever happened to the dollar a gallon they added in the 80's so we would be energy solvent in ten years?????? Ever notice the ones... read more WE are all ready paying way to much for gas and fuel. What ever happened to the dollar a gallon they added in the 80's so we would be energy solvent in ten years?????? Ever notice the ones that can afford high gas prices are the ones that want to raise it never mind us that can't.	-
10/31/2019	John	Griffeth	Retired worker	Waterville	Maine	GOVNOR MILLS please don't join this will be a travesty to Maine workers who use there vehicles to get to work. I believe you are going down the wrong path for Maine people! Again you... read more GOVNOR MILLS please don't join this will be a travesty to Maine workers who use there vehicles to get to work. I believe you are going down the wrong path for Maine people! Again you Democrats care less about maine people. Thank you.	-
10/31/2019	Lauren	MacArthur	None	South Paris	Maine	Mills has been in office less than a year, and is spending incredible amounts, all of which require increased taxation. Now, yet another tax increase is on the horizon with the proposed gas tax.... read more Mills has been in office less than a year, and is spending incredible amounts, all of which require increased taxation. Now, yet another tax increase is on the horizon with the proposed gas tax. Mainers cannot afford her. Maine is a rural state, with lower income residents....many of whom drive many miles to work....often to multiple jobs, simply to get by. Many will be forced to leave....then, who will be left to pay the state's bills? Don't forget all the other activities that will be influenced by such a tax...school bus transport, heating fuel costs, farming, etc. Come down to Earth, governor.	-
10/31/2019	Lisa	McCulley	Taxpayer	Stockholm	Maine	Additional and onerous taxes on gasoline will adversely affect the business climate in Maine as well as create personal hardship. Maine is a huge state with many rural areas where driving... read more Additional and onerous taxes on gasoline will adversely affect the business climate in Maine as well as create personal hardship. Maine is a huge state with many rural areas where driving considerable distances is imperative for education, employment and daily living. Many of us are on fixed incomes and cannot absorb the increased costs of getting groceries and medical care. The negative impact this will have on the citizens is certain. The impact this will have on climate change is questionable. Government has proven itself incapable of winning any of the "wars" it has declared, be it poverty, drugs or hunger. I do not expect this to be any different. All it will do is waste taxpayers' money and make politicians feel better about themselves. There is no reason to squander resources or pander to elected officials or faceless bureaucrats. I urge you to disapprove all efforts to increase taxes on commodities we cannot function without purchasing.	-
10/31/2019	Robert	Ade	Conservative	Milo	Maine	Please stop hurting our state with these laws that seriously affect rural Maine. How about opening your eyes and focusing on the other part of Maine that doesn't have a voice. We have no... read more Please stop hurting our state with these laws that seriously affect rural Maine. How about opening your eyes and focusing on the other part of Maine that doesn't have a voice. We have no carbon footprint. Believe it or not, Maine is a pretty awesome place to live. If only politicians that think they know best would stop medaling. It's not what's best for Maine. It's what's best for the people who have an agenda. You are hurting hard-working people in the state you are supposed to be helping not hindering with senseless laws.	-
10/31/2019	jim	nadeau	none	winslow	Maine	i have a hard time now affording my bills and you want to tax me more i have a hard time now affording my bills and you want to tax me more	-
10/31/2019	Diane	Baldwin	Republican	Wiscasset	Maine	We can't afford a gas tax hike. How many times do we need to say this or are they hard of hearing. Stop bankrupting the people of Maine. We're not Mass. or Calif. We don't have... read more We can't afford a gas tax hike. How many times do we need to say this or are they hard of hearing. Stop bankrupting the people of Maine. We're not Mass. or Calif. We don't have a bunch of tech jobs that pay lots of money. We're hard working Maine people. But we don't need this crap!	-
11/1/2019	Tracey	Perkins-Bergstrom	Republican	Monmouth	Maine	We are approaching winter in Maine. Any price increase in fuel impacts our economy. We need heating fuel to keep warm and many in the state do not have extra money for this. In addition to heat,... read more We are approaching winter in Maine. Any price increase in fuel impacts our economy. We need heating fuel to keep warm and many in the state do not have extra money for this. In addition to heat, we drive 4x4s which require more gas. I understand that other states may push electric cars but in Maine that isn’t an option. Electric cars do not start well in cold weather and are not safe for inclement weather. Taking 4x4s off the road here would result in the entire state shutting down for snow accumulations over 3 inches.	-
11/1/2019	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... read more 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 her bills. This is fiscal irresponsibility and needs to stop.	-
11/1/2019	Brian	Michaud	Maine resident	South Berwick	Maine	I oppose and fuel tax or regulation that Janet Mills is proposing for Maine residents, we need to reduce the current fuel tax for our businesses and residents, we need lower fuel taxes on our... read more I oppose and fuel tax or regulation that Janet Mills is proposing for Maine residents, we need to reduce the current fuel tax for our businesses and residents, we need lower fuel taxes on our heating oil, I am at poverty level and any legislation on fuel in Maine only deepens my level of poverty and confines me so I may not afford gas for my car, or fuel for my furnace... stop all fuel tax in Maine	-
11/1/2019	Gail	Ferry	Me citizen	Gardiner	Maine	We can I’ll afford more taxes, which will also affect the economy negatively. This globalist initiative is deleterious to our state and must be stopped! We can I’ll afford more taxes, which will also affect the economy negatively. This globalist initiative is deleterious to our state and must be stopped!	-
11/1/2019	Gail	Ferry	Me citizen	Gardiner	Maine	We can I’ll afford more taxes, which will also affect the economy negatively. This globalist initiative is deleterious to our state and must be stopped! We can I’ll afford more taxes, which will also affect the economy negatively. This globalist initiative is deleterious to our state and must be stopped!	-
11/1/2019	Elaine	Davidson	none	Monmouth	Maine	This new tax is a disaster for Maine rural citizens. Maine is not a rich state. People that commute to work generally can not afford electric cars and should not have to pay to subsidize those... read more This new tax is a disaster for Maine rural citizens. Maine is not a rich state. People that commute to work generally can not afford electric cars and should not have to pay to subsidize those who can afford them.	-
11/1/2019	William	Pearson	Tax payer	Calais	Maine	you are a one term, Lapage for governor. you have proved to Maine that liberalism is dressed up dictatorship you are a one term, Lapage for governor. you have proved to Maine that liberalism is dressed up dictatorship	-
11/1/2019	nicole	xanders	n/a	Fryeburg	Maine	The last thing we need are higher gas/diesel prices, especially on something that provides heat and transportation to the Mainers. The last thing we need are higher gas/diesel prices, especially on something that provides heat and transportation to the Mainers.	-

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