The Business Councils electronic-advocacy campaign to encourage repeal of the states gross receipts tax (GRT) on energy is continuing, with 1329 persons having sent 24,207 pro-repeal letters to lawmakers and their staff.
Ken
Pokalsky, who is coordinating the effort for The Council,
said much credit for the strong participation rate should
go to local chambers of commerce around the state and to the
Chamber Alliance of New York State (CANYS), an association
of local chambers across the state, which is encouraging chambers
to join the campaign.
Local chambers that have attracted the most participants to
the campaign are: the Greater Syracuse Chamber (210 participants);
the Plattsburgh Chamber (79); the Adirondack Regional Chamber
(72); the Orange County Chamber (60); the Chemung County Chamber
(48); the Tompkins County Chamber (39); the Chautauqua County
Chamber (38); the Cheektowaga Chamber (37); the Chenango County
Chamber (34) and the Genesee County Chamber (34).