Support for TABOR Spreading
State Sen. Curtis Person and Oak Ridge political activist Martin McBride are pushing variations of the Colorado Taxpayers Bill of Rights.

Sen. Person issued a press release yesterday promising to sponsor legislation creating a Taxpayers Bill of Rights law that would be in force until a constitutional convention or referendum added a TABOR provision to the state constitution. The text of his press release is available here on his website. In Oak Ridge, McBride - who lead a successful citizen petition drive and referendum to defeat a bond issue there - is now pushing a TABOR for the city of Oak Ridge.

Below is an excerpt from the pro-TABOR announcement from Citizens for Oak Ridge Accountability:

The Citizens for Oak Ridge Accountability is proposing a seventeen-element Oak Ridge Taxpayers Bill of Rights to the city council. "Oak Ridge has one of the highest property tax rates in the state," said Martin McBride, spokesperson for the group. "This Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) is designed to implement a set of common-sense government reforms, that lays the groundwork for an economic revitalization of the Oak Ridge community and that will significantly strengthen the accountability of Oak Ridge government to its citizens."

You can reach McBride and the Citizens for Oak Ridge Accountability via email at accountable@earthlink.net.