Oppose the Va. Beach boat tax
RE: Proposed Va. Beach boat tax increaseVirginia Beach eliminated the boat tax as a tool to attract boaters back to the local marinas and gained an overall net increase in revenue through expenditures... continue reading »
"No more taxes on boaters!!!!!"
"Any increase in revenue should provide targeted improvements in boating facilities, not just applied to the general fund."
"Increasing boat tax will remove money from the economy in the long run. Trust me."
"Historically, boater's will take their boats to a tax friendly location. When I bought my first boat in 1983, I felt forced to relocate it to a very inconvient location due to the local taxes where I preferred to keep it. Once that city dropped it's tax o"
"Stop wasting our tax money, there is more than enough to find spoil sites and do expaneded dredging"
"You guy's are killing us! Enough is enough!"
"I am a life long VB resident- if this passes it will negate a lot of the $23M windfall from last year with what will be a mass exodus of boats- please , no more tax!!!"
"If you look at sales and fuel taxes generated from boaters, and compare it to the amount you think you will gain from the tax on boats, you maay be surprized. Assume some percentage of the boats go away, then apply that percentage to the related taxes. I'"
"The city is already overtaxing us on our real estate!"
"BOAT TAX IS HIGH ENOUGH!!!"
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"proposed tax increase is excessive. i realize the necessity for change and increases in tax rates but lets be reasonable"