HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.2.d - 03.11.25 Public Comment - FW_ comment re_ 3.2.d tax reliefFrom:Clerk of the Board
To:BOS
Subject:Public Comment - FW: comment re: 3.2.d tax relief
Date:Tuesday, March 11, 2025 7:23:25 AM
Please see public comment received below.
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From: John S. <john@upperridge.info>
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 6:11 AM
To: Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net>
Subject: comment re: 3.2.d tax relief
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Recompense for wildfire losses should not be treated as taxable income in whatever year it is eventually received.
The Legislature expressed their agreement by passing the similar SB 542 (2024) without opposition.
Our governor then vetoed the measure since it threatened his precariously balanced budget. Which, he implied,
banked on a portion of victims' Dixie Fire settlements to fund our bloated bureaucracy. Rather than attempting a
permanent amendment to the Revenue and Tax Code to provide relief for victims of corporate recklessness, AB 429
(2025) is a calculated half-measure to entice the Governor's signature. While I, shall we say, wholeheartedly support
the intent of this letter, the named addressee is not the one needing to receive this message.
John Stonebraker
Magalia, CA