There's Still A Chance Of Blocking A Portion Of The Tax Increases PDF Print E-mail
Written by Jeff Davis   
Wednesday, 27 February 2008 09:51

Minnesota Majority has learned that each of the seven metro County Boards must adopt a formal resolution in order to put the sales tax and vehicle excise tax into effect within their respective counties. This means that should a Board fail to adopt the resolution, the tax increases will not go into effect within that county. Nearly 100% of the $1.1 billion sales and excise tax increase will be dedicated to boondoggle mass transit programs which will have very little, if any benefit for residents in some counties. If enough citizens revolt and contact their County Commissioners, there's a chance they could block these tax increases from being implemented in their counties. We have established an Action Alertproviding individuals with the contact information for their County Commissioners.


If a County Board rejects the tax increase, it cannot be imposed upon the citizens of that county. If enough constituents take the time to contact their County Commissioners, there’s a chance that we may be able to block these tax increases in some counties.

Instructions:

  1. Look-up the contact information for your County Commissioners in the table below.
  2. Call each of your County Commissioners and ask them for their commitment not to adopt the tax increases passed by the Minnesota State Legislature.
  3. Click here to record the results of your call.

 

Anoka County Commissioners

District Name Phone Alt Phone Email
Dist 1 Dennis Berg 763-323-5700 763-753-3014  
Dist 2 Dick Lang 763-323-5700 763-434-6707  
Dist 3 Robyn West 763-323-5700 612-804-8207 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 4 Jim Korkiak 763-323-5700 763-788-9651  
Dist 5 Scott LeDoux 763-323-5700 612-229-4269 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 6 Rhonda Sivarajah 763-323-5700 763-274-4213 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 7 Dan Erhart 763-323-5700 763-421-1884  

Carver County Commissioners

Dist 1 Gayle Degler 952-361-1500 952-403-7047 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 2 Tom Workman 952-361-1500 952-250-4924 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 3 Randy Maluchnik 952-361-1500 612-964-5382 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 4 Tim Lynch 952-361-1500 952-353-2598 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 5 James Ische 952-361-1500 952-466-5851 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Dakota County Commissioners

District Name Phone Alt Phone Email
Dist 1 Joseph Harris 651-438-4427 651-437-9299 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 2 Kathleen Gaylord 651-438-4428   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 3 Thomas Egan 651-438-4429 651-452-3957 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 4 Nancy Schouweiler 651-438-4430 651-455-6440 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 5 Michael Turner 651-438-4431 952-890-6766 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 6 Paul Krause 651-438-4243 952-435-7610 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 7 Will Branning 651-438-4411 952-891-8319 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Hennepin County Commissioners

Dist 1 Mike Opat 612-348-7881   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 2 Mark Stenglein 612-348-7882   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 3 Gail Dorfman 612-348-7883   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 4 Peter McLaughlin 612-348-3085   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 5 Randy Johnson 612-348-7885   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 6 Linda Kiblick 612-348-7886   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 7 Penny Steele 612-348-7887   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Ramsey County Commissioners

District Name Phone Alt Phone Email
Dist 1 Tony Bennett 651-266-8362   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 2 Jan Parker 651-266-8356   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 3 Janice Rettman 651-266-8360   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 4 Toni Carter 651-266-8364   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 5 Rafael Ortega 651-266-8361   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 6 Jim Mcdonough 651-266-8365   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 7 Victoria Reinhardt 651-266-8363   This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Scott County Commissioners

District Name Phone Alt Phone Email
Dist 1 Joseph Wagner 952-445-7750 612-270-2660 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 2 Bob Vogel 952-445-7750 952-461-2384 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 3 Jerry Hennen 952-445-7750 952-445-1013 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 4 Barbara Marschall 952-445-7750 952-477-5748 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 5 Jon Ulrich 952-445-7750 952-447-2286 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Washington County Commissioners

District Name Phone Alt Phone Email
Dist 1 Dennis Hegberg 651-430-6001 651-430-2611 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 2 Bill Pulkrabek 651-430-6001 651-430-6212 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 3 Gary Kriesel 651-430-6001 651-430-0537 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 4 Myra Peterson 651-430-6001 651-458-0923 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Dist 5 Dick Stafford 651-430-6001