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A Not for Profit 501(c)3 Corporation
Chartered January 24, 1950

Purpose of the Martin County Taxpayers Association:
"To study the tax situation in Martin County, Florida; to work with Public Officials and Boards toward economy and efficiency in the operation of the Government of Martin County and other political bodies in said County; to improve, extend and place upon a safe and more permanent foundation the general tax program of said communities and county, etc."

In Your Corner 2002 Archives

January
12 - Salaries, benefits, vacation days, and retirement packages should be included when discussing compensation of public employees.
26 - Shared EMS services between county and Stuart could save tax dollars
February
9 - Impact fees should be carefully recalculated.
23 - Keep an eye on 20-acre ranchetts, resolve thorny school redistricting.
March
9 - Trim Martin County's light-vehicle fleet costs
23 - Gas tax vital; but Commission mustn't rush landfill decision.
April
6 - Martin risks overspending on landfill.
20 - Martin County could benefit from closer fire-rescue accord.
May
4 - Let's help maintain Martin County as a "sustainable community".
18 - Officials' too-hasty decisions often cost extra tax dollars.
June
1 - Sheriff's Department fleet deserves closer scrutiny.
15 - Beware of expensive sewage system planned for Martin County.
29 - Association member assisting county adapt to revised accounting system.
July
13 - Mixed-use key to Martin County's future.
August
10 - Martin's budget needs keen attention to cost vs. need.
24 - Holding the line on millage is good; now let's review patrol-boat needs.
September
7 - Accounting manual saves taxpayers.
21 - Fiscally, Stuart's doing things right; conservative approach best in 2003.
October
5 - Amendment 9 is to limit class size; it might not and it is cost prohibitive.
19 - EMS budget seems out of whack, could stand scrutiny.
November
2 - Martin distortionists twist mixed use.
16 - In Martin, as in the rest of Florida, taxpayers' wallets will feel sting.
30 - Martin County has a major problem with Emergency Services' overtime.
December
14 - Martin Commission must practice oversight of county's expenditures.
28 - City of Stuart's project shows how entrepreneurial government can be.

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