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Capitol Update |
Friday, September 04, 2015 |
The latest news from the State Capitol |
Outreach Office Hours Set for Sept. 10
To help ensure access to state
government information and services, I will hold outreach office hours
at the following locations on Thursday, Sept. 10:
• Emporium Borough Office – 9-10 a.m.
• Port Allegany Borough Office – 11 a.m. to noon.
As always, you are welcome to stop
by my offices in Bradford (78 Main St., first floor), Coudersport (107
S. Main St., Room 1) or Kane (55 Fraley St.) Monday through Friday, or
visit my website at RepCauser.com or my Facebook page at Facebook.com/RepCauser for the latest news from state government.
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Great Turnout for Ambulance Service Meeting
Thank you to
everyone who came out to the “Save Our Ambulance Services” meeting on
Monday night in Port Allegany. More than 100 people, including dozens of
EMS personnel from throughout the region, as well as state, county and
local officials, took part in a much-needed discussion about the
challenges faced by these life-saving organizations. While many issues
were raised, most of the comments focused on three main areas of
concern: funding, training and manpower. It is my goal to establish a
task force to further investigate our options to address these problems.
To read more about the issue, click here, click here.
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Fire, EMS Grant Applications Available Soon
Applications for the 2015-16 Fire
Company and Volunteer Ambulance Service Grant Program will be available
to area fire and rescue organizations starting this Tuesday, Sept. 8.
These important public safety grants may be used for construction or
renovation of a unit’s station, the purchase or repair of equipment,
training or debt reduction. The maximum grant amount is $15,000 for fire
companies and $10,000 for volunteer ambulance services. Since its
inception, the grant program has provided more than $4 million in
funding to fire and ambulance companies in the three-county area. Additional information and the application will be available here. The application period closes Thursday, Oct. 22.
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Prescription Drug Disposal Events Set for Sept. 12
To help keep prescription
medications out of the hands of those who shouldn’t have them, the U.S.
Department of Justice, working with local law enforcement, will hold
prescription drug take-back events in our area on Saturday, Sept. 12.
These events allow residents to drop
off unwanted or expired prescription medications free of charge for
safe and convenient disposal.
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., residents
can drop their medications off at the following local sites:
- Pennsylvania State Police in Coudersport: 3140 E. Second St., Coudersport.
- Pennsylvania State Police in Emporium: 12921 Route 120, Emporium.
- Pennsylvania State Police in Warren: 22001 Route 6, Warren.
- Coudersport Borough Police Department: 201 S. West St., Coudersport.
- McKean County Sheriff’s Department at Penn State Extension Office: 17129 Route 6, Smethport.
- City of Warren Police Department: 318 W. Third Ave., Warren.
For more information, click here.
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Local Tax Return Letters are Not a Scam
We’ve been notified
by Berkheimer Tax Administrators, which is the local tax collector for
many areas of the state, about a situation in which many people may
disregard letters about the non-filing of their 2014 local tax returns –
based on what they’ve seen on social media.
Letters were sent over the past four
to six weeks to taxpayers who may not have filed their local returns,
and the fear is that some may throw these letters away.
The social media post contends that
the letters are a scam and that they should not respond to them. THIS IS
FALSE! Due to the fact that it has become apparent that this falsehood
is continuing to spread, the tax collection agency has posted this
message on its website: “If you received a 2014 Local Earned Income
Tax Reminder Notice, our records show that no return was
received from you. If have already submitted the tax return to our
office, please return the Reminder Notice with a copy of your entire
return (the tax form and all supporting documentation) to P.O. Box
25108, Lehigh Valley PA 18002-5108. Act 32 of 2008 requires taxpayers to
file a return of an income tax and/or to pay an income tax. Act 192 of
2004 permits the taxing district and tax collector to impose the costs
of collecting any delinquent taxes directly upon the taxpayer’s account.
To avoid unnecessary costs and charges, you should promptly file and
pay your earned income taxes accordingly.” |
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2 comments:
This terrible company Berkheimer Tax agency sent me a letter. Stating I under funded my return from 3 years ago... I keep all my records and sent proof I not only filed but I over paid. Yes, they are scamming people by not keep accurate records. PLEASE Potter County find a new company to subcontract tax collection to.
Seems to me that they are not very good at keeping track of their own records. If you paid your tax and they send you a reminder, than you have to go to the trouble of sending another copy of your return to them. Who is paying me for my time and service?
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