That helps when people say it can't be done. If you are engaged in a grass roots campaign in your community, you will need to enlist the media. Craft your message and approach them in a way that community activists can focus on your isues when they have so many of their own pressing issues. Find volunteers, and occasionally conduct speaker training for people willing to stand up and make a presentation. There is a perception that a split rate tax might harm good open space.
Some residents are concerned about too much development.
In our fact sheet, we respond. In D.C. there is a lot of tax exempt land and under the land tax it would not be affected. We suggest lower assessment for urban gardens. Another pitfall is that some people's taxes are going to rise. Most people are going to benefit, and we are concentrating on carrying our message to people benefiting the most.