Supreme Court denies BRT's bid to stop May election
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court today refused to strike from the May 18 primary ballot a charter change that - if approved by voters - would abolish the Board of Revision of Taxes.
Supreme Court denies BRT's bid to stop May election
Patrick Kerkstra
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court today refused to strike from the May 18 primary ballot a charter change that - if approved by voters - would abolish the Board of Revision of Taxes.
The ruling, which the court issued without comment, means it is almost certain that voters will have the chance to weigh in on the BRT's fate next month.
The BRT's suit contended that the city lacked the authority to completely dismantle the seven-member board. It argues that the state legislature specifically vested assessment appeals powers with the BRT, and required that BRT leaders be appointed by the city's judiciary.
The proposed charter change would dismantle the BRT and split it into two new agencies: an office of property assessment under the indirect control of the mayor, which would set property values, and an independent board to hear property assessment appeals.
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I'd fight to keep my do nothing / high pay job too.— JStocker
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- Such a silly lawsuit! Everyone knows the PA Supreme Court invalidates referenda only when citizens are trying to make their voices heard about the predatory gambling trade.— NotADoneDeal
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- CPhilly, you are truly the Queen of Bloviators. Didn't you take the opposite position in the past on this issue? But then you take so many ill-considered, right-wing, Tea-sipping silly ideas to the extreme. When will the city collect the 500 million in unpaid property taxes. Stay tuned for the amnesty. Maybe the neighbor you're always screaming about will pay up... your friend P— Pangloss
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Why don't we send all of our politicians to warfront and make them stay there until they can agree on something.- Send out their lay off notices now— George Hanna
- Pangloss - We are all now dumber for having read your post— Kaiser Sosa
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- And off to a fresh start.— tonyS
- Can we call them a cab? or is it in the budget..boo ho ..see ya.
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