by MCTA | Dec 15, 2021 | News, Our Tax Dollars
At the December 7 meeting of the Martin County Commission, each commissioner presented priority items for 2022. Commissioner Doug Smith had as his #2 priority a Diving Well at Sailfish Splash for the competitive pool side and later Commissioner Ed Ciampi expressed...
by MCTA | Dec 7, 2021 | News, Our Tax Dollars
By far the most asked question of the MCTA is “Why do we have those Marty buses if they are always empty?” So, we endeavored to find the answer. We met with Mr. Bill Powell recently hired as Transit Administrator right from Atlanta, GA. When we approached Mr. Powell...
by MCTA | Nov 15, 2021 | News, Our Tax Dollars
Like every other state, Florida has a myriad of state and local taxes levied on taxpayers. This is a brief overview on how Florida stacks up to other states on taxation. According to statistics compiled by Florida TaxWatch, the State of Florida ranks 49th in the...
by MCTA | Nov 3, 2021 | News
The MCTA has a question for the Board of County Commissioners. Why does thecounty operate the two cafés at the beaches and is looking for a private operator to run the clubhouse at the revamped golf course? We are not advocating for the government becoming more...
by MCTA | Oct 20, 2021 | News
MCTA is looking at several different programs currently being funded by our county’s governments. The programs include both county-wide government and municipal government. Since our organization does not practice the “gotcha” form of oversight, we try to give a fair...
by MCTA | Aug 14, 2021 | News
Most federal taxpayers believe that the income tax code is unfair. We feel that way because of the complexity of the code itself. Taxpayers feel it is rigged in someone else’s favor. That is not an unwarranted assertion in some instances. Over the years,...
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