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Will PA Eliminate Property Tax?

Rallies to reopen the government and talks about property tax are among the happenings in the East Penn area on Tuesday.

Tuesday's meeting of the Concerned East Penn Taxpayer's Association will bring in a special speakerΒ to talk about a pair ofΒ bills being discussed in the state House and Senate focused on the idea of property tax elimination. He'llΒ discuss the pros and cons ofΒ property tax elimination and explore whether property tax eliminationΒ in the Commonwealth is a possibility this term.Β 

The meeting is set for 7:30 p.m. atΒ Fire Company #1, 6th and Broad streets, Emmaus.

Also on Tuesday, theΒ Lehigh Valley chapter of Organizing for Action will call on U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey's office as part of a rallyΒ in AllentownΒ urging Congress to reopen the government and resolve the debt limit crisis.

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