$450,000 per year for Lockheed Martin's luxury hotel?

Let's Stop County Council Bill 44-10

We have a chance to defeat a small but nevertheless outrageous example of the work of the military industrial complex. The Montgomery County Council has scheduled a public hearing for Tuesday on Bill 44-10.

If enacted into law, this bill will exempt persons staying at Lockheed Martin's luxury hotel on its Bethesda campus from the County transient tax, depriving the County of $450,000 per year at a time of fiscal crisis.

Here's what you can do to help ensure that Lockheed Martin is treated no differently from any other hotel owner in the County:

• Click here [www.OurFunds.org] to send an e-mail message to the County Council telling them that you object to this bill. It's quick and easy to do this--and extremely important!  (If you have trouble with the link, please try this one: http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/161/action/no-tax )
  
• Ask your friends to send an e-mail message to the Council--forward this e-mail.
  
• Attend the County Council hearing on Tuesday, Sept. 21, 1:30 p.m., at the Council hearing room, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville.  We'll be testifying, and the more supporters who are present, the more powerful our message. Besides, you might find it interesting!

With your help, we can prevent this bill from becoming law and have a half million dollars more per year for our schools, our libraries, and the poor and vulnerable among us.  This is a step in the right direction--let's make it happen!