Malden - The Malden Taxpayers for Accountability will be selling Trash Tax Buttons to raise funds for the ballot question campaign. They expect to be on the ballot on Election Day, Nov. 3.
The petition to put the issue back on the ballot now has another 308 signatures, which brings the total count to the 5,114-signature mark or 18.3 percent of the electorate.
The suggested cost of the button is the price of two of the $2 tax bags and a $1 tax bag, which is $5. Or the maximum cost of the larger bag, which is $2.
Contact fundraising chairperson Dan Warren at 781-589-3575 to give your donation and receive a campaign button.
The citizen group is also holding a Red Sox ticket auction and is accepting bids on the following games from now until June 1, 2009:
· Two Yankees tickets at RF Roof Box SRO, for the June 9 game. Opening bid: $125
· Two Braves tickets at RF Box, for the June 19 game. Opening bid: $100
· Family special: Four Indians Internet tickets at bleachers, for the Oct. 2 game. Opening bid: $75
Either call campaign chairperson Bob Miller at 781-420-3818 to leave your name and bid, or e-mail
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, as all bids close by June 1 at noon. Credit cards are not acceptable.
