Taxed????
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Printed Date: January-10-2025 at 1:49am
Topic: Taxed????
Posted By: sanity
Subject: Taxed????
Date Posted: January-06-2010 at 11:40am
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And the new year "was" looking great!
I'm wondering if the boaters across river will not have access to the Bridgewater Fire Safety boat or the police dept. because they don't have to pay the tax? 1. Categories:Ordinances 2. Notice of Ordinance To Whom it may Notice of Ordinance To Whom it may Concern: Please be advised that on Tuesday, January 19, 2010, during the regularly scheduled meeting of the Council of the Borough of Bridgewater to be held at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers, Borough Municipal Building, Brkich Way, Bridgewater, Pennsylvania, Council will consider the passage of the following ordinance: Borough of Bridgewater, Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Ordinance No. 438 entitled: An Ordinance of the Borough of Bridgewater, County of Beaver and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, authorizing the Borough of Bridgewater to impose a Docking Tax on the rental space for the harboring of watercraft. BRIEF SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE The Borough of Bridgewater intends to adopt Ordinance 438. This Ordinance shall be known and cited as the "Docking Tax Ordinance." A copy of this Ordinance has been filed with the Beaver County Law Librarian and three copies are available for public inspection at the office of the Borough Secretary. Council intends to impose this tax on the tenants of docking spaces in the Borough of Bridgewater because the docking tenants utilize the public services of the Borough including, but not limited to, the police, fire and public works during the boating season. The Borough estimates $15,000.00 in annual revenue from the adoption of this ordinance. This tax imposes a 5% tax on the docketing fee transaction paid by the docking tenant to the marina owner. The marina owner shall be paid a 2% commission for collection of the tax. This ordinance also requires the marina owner to file an annual report with the Borough on all docking tenants. 12/28 1/4,11 |
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Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: January-06-2010 at 11:42am
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the marina owner gets a commish? does he have a fuel dock? ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: sanity
Date Posted: January-06-2010 at 11:48am
No Eric, no fuel at all. Our dockmaster owns the frontage too. I have contacted the county commissioner, our state rep, the fish/boat commission and the state auditor. I have not heard back from the state auditor or the fish/boat commission. But, no one can give an answer as to if this is even legal. Chelle' |
eric lavine wrote:Posted By: SUNAPEE CROW
Date Posted: January-06-2010 at 12:40pm
| The Marina owner is already being taxed on his waterfront and probably pays a fee to the State for the slips on a public waterway which you pay for in your slip rental. Sounds like double, maybe tripple dipping! By the way the registration fees are going up in most states. New Hampshire just went form $41 to $61 for my '80. Trailer registration also went up by some 40%. Time to seek a permanent plate like the semi trailers have! |
Posted By: hotboat
Date Posted: January-06-2010 at 1:53pm
Bring it up to Conneaut Lake, I have a dock right in front of the fire hall and no need for the tax because they get a cut on all the food and beer we down.  plenty of docks available and you can put in a lift if you wish------------- Brian |
Posted By: storm34
Date Posted: January-06-2010 at 1:54pm
I like this idea! I'd keep the same trailer forever and just swap out boats! ------------- |
Posted By: sanity
Date Posted: January-06-2010 at 2:17pm
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Brian,
That is exactly how we USED to be! Amazing how dollar signs can change the entire village and the people running it. This will be an interesting battle. I've notified the local paper, the local news stations...this will have a huge impact on the boating community around the entire pgh area. If Bridgewater can pass it the adjoining communities will as well. Tell the guys at Conneaut Nav I said "hi"! A visit to Conneaut on the Nautique would be nice. I've never been on the lake. Chelle' |
Posted By: hotboat
Date Posted: January-06-2010 at 2:47pm
It can be a blast! You can rent a room at the hotel on the lake which I believe includes a dock right next to the beach bar pretty cheap. Watersports are good at the right time of day and there are usually some pretty fun laid back folks sippin whatever whenever.  ------------- Brian |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: January-07-2010 at 12:08pm
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this is a good sign of how the communities are doing, they are seeking new avenues of income because of the short fallings of business in the community, raise personal property taxes, write more tickets, tax things that shouldnt be taxed ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: 8122pbrainard
Date Posted: January-07-2010 at 12:47pm
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I wonder how long it will be before the state of Wisconsin requires tags on trailers under 6000lbs. I'm sure it is crossing the minds of the politicians looking for $$$. All my boats are registered in Wisconsin and up until a couple of years ago I ran the trailers without tags. Then comming back from GL the first year with the Atom I got pulled over within a block of my Illinois house. Because the truck was registered in Illinois and pulling the untagged trailer I got a ticket!! I couldn't talk my way out of it and ended up having to get a trailer tag. Now, no matter which trailer I'm pulling, that tag goes on it when I'm in Illinois!! ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=1622" rel="nofollow - 54 Atom /diaries/details.asp?ID=2179" rel="nofollow - 77 Tique 64 X55 Dunphy Keep it original, Pete < |
Posted By: tullfooter
Date Posted: January-07-2010 at 1:04pm
Michigan has permanent plates on all trailers. From $75 on small trailers like ours, to $300 on Semi-trailers like my companies. Pay once and forget it. It works well if your keeping a trailer for a while. The problem is when I bought a $250 PWC trailer and had to buy a $75 plate.  ------------- Play hard, life's not a trial run. '85 BFN '90 BFN White Lake, Michigan |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: January-07-2010 at 1:49pm
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Our whole goverment is out of control and it will just get worse. All our fees in Maine have been going up. My state appraisal license went from $300 every 2 years, 3 years ago to $400 every 2 years last year, and will be $425 for 1 year starting next year.
I just received an email from my rod & gub club friends that say Polosi's goverment provided plane uses $120,000 per week in gas to shuttle her back and forth from CA to Washington. If that is true, that is a disgrace. Now they want to tax health benifits to pay for the government sponsored insurance. ------------- |
Posted By: sanity
Date Posted: January-07-2010 at 1:57pm
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Bruce,
I agree. It's out of control! The government, the state(s)... The banks are also adding additional fees for everything. I have a full ordinance in hand re:the dock tax. What a joke!!! Bridgewater is trying to pass 3 ordinances on Jan 19; the dock tax, an additional 50 per rental unit in the Borough and machinery/mercantile (I'll assume that's poker and games in the bars. |
Posted By: Riley
Date Posted: January-07-2010 at 2:24pm
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We've got a town near us called Cape Elizabeth that is the most affluent town in the state. It is on the ocean and is very exclusive. You can't build a 2 family there, apartments, cell towers or do just about anything there. Median home price has to be at least $500k and there are many $1M+ homes. They've got this famous park on the ocean that was sold or given to them by the federal goverment that is their crown jewel. They want to start charging people for admission to their park. It's a disgrace. ------------- |
Posted By: 75 stang
Date Posted: January-07-2010 at 7:12pm
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I thought Michigan gave up the perminant plate program already, I have one and was told I could not get any more. ------------- Take your work seriously, not yourself. http://s133.photobucket.com/albums/q70/Bigblockbandit/Lake%20and%20boats/ - Boat Pics |
Posted By: eric lavine
Date Posted: January-08-2010 at 10:24am
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very Ironic, Chrysler stamping plants parking lot is empty, im starting to notice the city equipment is looking older, they spot salt the streets now...face it, yours and my tax base is gone and the revenue has to come from somewhere ------------- "the things you own will start to own you" |
Posted By: sanity
Date Posted: January-10-2010 at 3:55pm
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%20 - http://www.timesonline.com/bct_news/news_details/article/1373/2010/january/09/proposed-boat-slip-tax-in-bridgewater-brings-controversy-1.html
Hope I did this link correctly Chelle |
Posted By: sanity
Date Posted: January-20-2010 at 12:25pm
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%20 - http://www.timesonline.com/bct_news/news_details/article/1373/2010/january/19/proposed-boat-slip-tax-sinks-in-bridgewater.html
The outcome of last night's borough meeting. |
Posted By: behindpropeller
Date Posted: January-20-2010 at 12:28pm
Yup.... Been watching the trucks roll out with all of the contents lately! Tim ------------- |
Posted By: phospher
Date Posted: February-18-2010 at 2:15pm
Actually, Wisconsin requires tags on any trailer that is 3,000lbs or over. ------------- |
Posted By: Chris4x4gill2
Date Posted: February-22-2010 at 4:52pm
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Here in Alabama, the boat registration includes the trailer. There isnt a seperate tag for the boat trailer.
For a standard trailer (flatbed or the like) it depends on who you ask, but the state troopers tell me that it only needs a tag if it is being used for commercial use or crosses state lines. ------------- /diaries/details.asp?ID=4472" rel="nofollow - '89 Ski Nautique 2001 |