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
11/12/2019	Chris	Robbins	Taxpayer	Scituate	Massachusetts	I strongly oppose this new tax; and more so the means/scheme by which it is being attempted to be implemented. This matter warrants higher visibility for all taxpayers to consider. It is a scam to... read more I strongly oppose this new tax; and more so the means/scheme by which it is being attempted to be implemented. This matter warrants higher visibility for all taxpayers to consider. It is a scam to all a tax by another name.	-
12/1/2019	Tim	Horan	Mass resident	Scituate	Massachusetts	The TCI is an unconstitutional tax. It does nothing for the climate at all. This is yet another scam by idiot liberals to take your money in a confiscatory tax. Don’t let it happen! The TCI is an unconstitutional tax. It does nothing for the climate at all. This is yet another scam by idiot liberals to take your money in a confiscatory tax. Don’t let it happen!	-
12/1/2019	Bill	Brokamp	Tax payer	Scituate	Massachusetts	Cute name, Transportation and Climate Initiative. Won’t improve transportation or climate. Funny, no mention of tax, bureaucrat, pension fund, or legislative pay raise. Go figure. Cute name, Transportation and Climate Initiative. Won’t improve transportation or climate. Funny, no mention of tax, bureaucrat, pension fund, or legislative pay raise. Go figure.	-
2/14/2020	Craig	Fritz	Concerned Citizen	Scituate	Massachusetts	Please adopt this initiative immediately. We cannot afford to wait for a "perfect" plan. There will never be one. read more Please adopt this initiative immediately. We cannot afford to wait for a "perfect" plan. There will never be one.	-
2/28/2020	Craig	Fritz	Citizen	Scituate	Massachusetts	Please move to adopt the TCI as soon as possible. Past delays on addressing the causes of climate change have put us in a very difficult situation where we have no more time to lose. Please move to adopt the TCI as soon as possible. Past delays on addressing the causes of climate change have put us in a very difficult situation where we have no more time to lose.	-
12/17/2019	Michaela	Ciovacco	New Yorkers for Clean Power	SCHENECTADY	New York	Please see the attached letter from New York State's business leaders on the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) supporting a comprehensive plan to invest in diverse, clean and modern... read more Please see the attached letter from New York State's business leaders on the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) supporting a comprehensive plan to invest in diverse, clean and modern transportation solutions and infrastructure throughout New York, including under an equitable, well-designed TCI policy.	NY TCI business leaders letter 12-17.pdf
2/21/2020	Elaine	Weir	New York State Taxpayer & Voter	Scarsdale	New York	I support the plan that holds large transportation polluters accountable for the pollution they create and invests in clean transportation solutions that keeps our air clean. We... read more I support the plan that holds large transportation polluters accountable for the pollution they create and invests in clean transportation solutions that keeps our air clean. We need more public transit and electric vehicle infrastructure in rural areas, expansion of commuter rail, electric vehicles, and streets in the suburbs that are safe, walk-able, and bike-able, and sustainable and equitable housing near transit and electric bus fleets in urban communities. My Norwegian relatives told me that every small town in Norway has transportation provided by the government so people can get around without a car. We need go in that direction. As there are so many people with asthma cleaning the air will really help them and also reduce our medical costs. I know because my daughter was on her maximum dose of daily asthma medicine here in Westchester County NY. She moved to the Adirondacks where the air is cleaner and she no longer needs her medicine daily. While in the Adirondacks she uses the medicine infrequently for example when she has a cold. Her health and mood have improved since now she can breath easily. I pray we can have cleaner air for everybody's health. We need a bold and ambitious plan to cut transportation pollution in our state and in the region. We need it now for all the children and adults suffering from asthma and the adults with heart conditions also cause by pollution. Transportation is one of the biggest polluters. Let's start fixing that now.	-
10/9/2019	Fred	Floberg	None	Scarborough	Maine	If this initiative is going to raise gasoline prices with the thinking that higher gas prices will make consumers either drive less or force them to buy expensive new technologies, I am strongly... read more If this initiative is going to raise gasoline prices with the thinking that higher gas prices will make consumers either drive less or force them to buy expensive new technologies, I am strongly against it.	-
10/9/2019	Mark	Smith	Resident of Maine	Scarborough	Maine	This would wreck havoc on the maine economy, just like it has in california. No law should be passed without the consent of the voting public. The lack of transparency in this endeavor should... read more This would wreck havoc on the maine economy, just like it has in california. No law should be passed without the consent of the voting public. The lack of transparency in this endeavor should frighten every person in Maine. Janet mills needs to do what the people of main want, not what her demorcrat party tells her to do.	-
10/9/2019	Heather	Sirocki	Former State Rep.	Scarborough	Maine	I strongly urge the State of Maine to remove itself from the TCI. Poor, rural, hard working Mainers will be hit especially hard. All taxes must originate in the Maine House of... read more I strongly urge the State of Maine to remove itself from the TCI. Poor, rural, hard working Mainers will be hit especially hard. All taxes must originate in the Maine House of Representatives. Any fees, fines, or assessments are actually a hidden tax and require legislative approval. Maine's involvement in the TCI is contrary to Maine law.	-
10/10/2019	Jason	Simpson	None	Scarborough	Maine	Stop... Educate yourselves before crippling our State with your willy nilli ideas. We can not have blide Leadership. Ignorance is not Bliss it is however, extremely expensive when wielded... read more Stop... Educate yourselves before crippling our State with your willy nilli ideas. We can not have blide Leadership. Ignorance is not Bliss it is however, extremely expensive when wielded blindly!!! Janet Mills ideas and policy spell disaster for Maine.	-
10/25/2019	Tracey	Allen	NRCM	Scarborough	Maine	Northeastern states worked successfully together to tackle power plant pollution through the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which is supporting energy efficiency and weatherization... read more Northeastern states worked successfully together to tackle power plant pollution through the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), which is supporting energy efficiency and weatherization investments through Efficiency Maine that lower energy costs and pollution. Transportation is our biggest source of carbon pollution and contributes significantly to climate change. Transportation contributes to serious health issues like asthma which starts in childhood and has economic consequences throughout life. I support the collaboration afforded by this TCI initiative!	-
10/25/2019	Marc	Lausier	The Planet Earth	Scarborough	Maine	- Years of peer-reviewed scientific evidence indicates we are NOT on a sustainable path...look around, the evidence is everywhere! - The Gulf of Maine is warming on average at a faster rate... read more - Years of peer-reviewed scientific evidence indicates we are NOT on a sustainable path...look around, the evidence is everywhere! - The Gulf of Maine is warming on average at a faster rate than other bodies of water and the lobsters are migrating north...bye lucrative industry. - Maine has a vast coastline, but the state will NOT have the financial resources to protect it all. - The Keeling Curve data just passed 415 ppm of CO2...levels above 350 ppm are considered harmful...that level was reached in ~1985! - etc, etc, etc.	-
10/26/2019	Jane	Palmer	(retired)	Scarborough	Maine	Reducing pollution from our transportation systems as quickly as possible is essential for a livable climate in years to come. The TCI would offer Maine an effective way to pursue this goal in... read more Reducing pollution from our transportation systems as quickly as possible is essential for a livable climate in years to come. The TCI would offer Maine an effective way to pursue this goal in concert with other states.	-
10/28/2019	Noah	Perlut	University of New England	Scarborough	Maine	Hello, we need to invest in low-carbon or carbon-neutral methods of mobility and where possible, capitalize on opportunities to increase options for and use of public transportation. Doing so... read more Hello, we need to invest in low-carbon or carbon-neutral methods of mobility and where possible, capitalize on opportunities to increase options for and use of public transportation. Doing so with 1) reduce our carbon emissions and therefore impact both our ecological health and human health, 2) transfer our expenditures from external (oil from the Middle East) to local or regional sources, thereby supporting and strengthening the local economy, and 3) reducing our need to build larger roads and highways, thereby avoiding those expenses and habitat losses. What does these opportunities look like? More investment and focus on electric mobility (buses, cars, vans). More investment in rail for the southern part of the state, spanning between Brunswick and the NH border. These technologies and solutions are available now. Thanks for taking my comment. Noah	-
10/28/2019	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... read more 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 reduce carbon dioxide emissions to prevent the worst effects of climate change.	-
10/31/2019	Anne	Ross	Maine resident	Scarborough	Maine	Why would you implement this tax? We are already one of the highest tax burdened states. We can NOT afford this. We the citizens do not want more taxes. Why would you implement this tax? We are already one of the highest tax burdened states. We can NOT afford this. We the citizens do not want more taxes.	-
12/18/2019	Tim	Ouellette	Citizen of Maine	Scarborough	Maine	This proposal will increase taxes without improving transportation systems and options in the region, or without improving the region’s air quality. This plan will increase taxes and move funds to... read more This proposal will increase taxes without improving transportation systems and options in the region, or without improving the region’s air quality. This plan will increase taxes and move funds to government-chosen industries that will not help the residents of the region.	-
1/11/2020	Heather	Sirocki	Citizen of Maine	Scarborough	Maine	Call it by any name and scheme you devise, I do NOT support this backdoor tax. It will be extremely difficult on Maine's already heavily burdened citizens- especially those living on fixed... read more Call it by any name and scheme you devise, I do NOT support this backdoor tax. It will be extremely difficult on Maine's already heavily burdened citizens- especially those living on fixed incomes on rural parts of the state. Maine already has very high energy costs, which are an incentive to alternatives.	-
1/15/2020	Jeffrey	Parshall	Citizen	Scarborough	Maine	Governor Mills, The last thing I need as a consumer, citizen and regular driver, is another tax! Like all taxes added by the government, there never really applied to they’re... read more Governor Mills, The last thing I need as a consumer, citizen and regular driver, is another tax! Like all taxes added by the government, there never really applied to they’re intended target, but, used for other general purposes. Please consider the impact on this proposal as another government intervention that we cannot afford. I do my part to conserve on fuel by driving a scooter in the summer due to high fuel costs.	-

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