Provincetown Part-Time Resident Taxpayers Association | HOME

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Web Name: Provincetown Part-Time Resident Taxpayers Association | HOME

WebSite: http://www.pprta.org

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The Provincetown Part-Time Resident Taxpayers Association is a 100% volunteer-run organization of concerned taxpayers whose economic and cultural contributions inProvincetownare vital to the preservation and sustainability of the Town, and yet they are denied a meaningful voice, participation in any local government decision-making, or the right to vote. This fundamental unfairness is completely at odds with the spirit and rich democratic history ofProvincetown. It also violates the very tenets upon which our country was founded. It is the mission of the PPRTA to promote awareness and correct this fundamental inequality.By the Numbers85%Part-time residents pay about 85percent or more of all the Town s residential real estate taxes.75%According to the Cape Cod Commission s 2017 Report, 75 percentof part-time residents participate in Cape arts, culture, nonprofits and charitable organizations. 95 percentpurchase groceries, garden and building supplies on Cape for their second home and 71 percent did not rent their home in the previous five years.33%In 2015, the Cape Cod Economic Development Council, a division of the Cape Cod Commission, said that part-time residents are fully one-third of Cape Cod s economy and we may be a larger shareof the Provincetown economy.Recent Media CoverageCape Cod TimesClick to ReadWOMR RadioClick to listenJournalists interested in using the PPRTA for expert commentary can contact us directly at: president@pprta.org.

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The Provincetown Part-Time Resident Taxpayers Association (PPRTA) is a 501(c)(4) non-profit, 100% volunteer-run organization whose mission is to correct the fundamental inequality that currently exists in Provincetown where part-time residents are denied a meaningful voice, participation in local government.

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