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AdvocacyIn this toolkit you will find several useful resources designed to help county officials educate Congress, the administration and the public on the importance of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes programPILT Advocacy ToolkitSeptember 17, 2021September 17, 2021, 3:45 pm
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PILT Advocacy Toolkit
Explore NACo’s PILT Toolkit, an important advocacy tool for America’s public lands counties. In this toolkit you will find several useful resources designed to help county officials educate Congress, the administration and the public on the importance of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program and the need to fully fund PILT.
WRITE YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS
A sample letter to Congress is included in this toolkitPUBLISH AN OP-ED OR LETTER TO THE EDITOR IN YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER
This toolkit includes a sample Op-Ed and Letter to the Editor along with talking points on the importance of PILT to help you write your own.ENGAGE YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Remember to tag your members of Congress in your tweets and Facebook posts. Sample tweets and posts for social media are provided in this toolkit.In this toolkit you will find several useful resources designed to help county officials educate Congress, the administration and the public on the importance of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program2021-09-17Advocacy2023-04-12
Explore NACo’s PILT Toolkit, an important advocacy tool for America’s public lands counties. In this toolkit you will find several useful resources designed to help county officials educate Congress, the administration and the public on the importance of the Payments in Lieu of Taxes program and the need to fully fund PILT.
WRITE YOUR MEMBER OF CONGRESS |
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PUBLISH AN OP-ED OR LETTER TO THE EDITOR IN YOUR LOCAL NEWSPAPER |
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ENGAGE YOUR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS ON SOCIAL MEDIA |
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