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What what about the limbo of newer owners who have yet to be billed so have nothing to complain about?
New ruling will bar some from receiving refunds
The Court has issued a ruling that has important implications for those affected by the fire tax.While we do not agree with the decision, the Judge has decided taxpayers who failed to file a Petition for Redetermination will not be eligible to receive a refund if the fire tax is declared unconstitutional.
If you filed a Petition for Redetermination, you are still eligible to receive a refund if our lawsuit is ultimately successful. If you have not filed a Petition for Redetermination, you can still claim a refund of future payments by filing a Petition when you receive your next bill.
Petitions must be filed within 30 days of the date on the bill. The necessary form and attachment, as well as instructions for completing and filing the form, can be found at our special website, FireTaxProtest.org.
Lawsuits can be long and drawn out processes. We expect at least one more billing before receiving a ruling on the merits of the case.
If we win, all taxpayers could be free from future fire tax bills. However, as a result of this decision, those who have not yet filed Petitions for Redetermination will not be able to recover money they already paid.
Visit FireTaxProtest.org, where you can read the latest news on the fight against the fire tax and download a Petition for Redetermination.
@skipamy – According to the user manual, the RTH8580WF has a coin battery for memory backup…….
You can download the Honeywell RTH8580WF user manual here:
http://www.hi-sierra.com/pdf/Honeywell-RTH8580WF.pdfHey phabib, I didn’t notice it was you. I’m your neighbor across the street (have met your wife and sons but not you yet). I’m pretty sure the Honeywell unit you got will be perfect, and that the button cell battery is only for powerfail backup.
I bought the Honeywell RTH6580WF which has no battery but relies on the C wire from the thermostat for power.
I believe, though I may be wrong, that the 8580 ALSO uses the C wire for power, and that the battery is only for backup in case of power failure. So I would guess that the 8580 is better than the 6580 that I installed.
Today, I set it up to email me when the cabin temp drops below 40. While doing that, I also saw that I can allow others to view the thermostat settings (i.e. the rental company that helps manage things) if I wish.
Regarding everik’s post about the Ecobee allowing you to set a password. I DO have to log into the Honeywell website to monitor and control the thermostat with a password. Now that I’ve changed the settings so the thermostat is ‘dumb’, I do not believe anyone can change them on the thermostat itself, unless they read the User’s Manual and know the special ‘secret’ multiple-button-push and code settings to re-set it.
The Ecobee controller allows you to set a password so that someone can’t change the settings. Maybe the Honeywell has the same.
Which model did you get? I got a Honeywell Wifi which I’m planning to install on my next trip up, but I think it uses a button cell battery for something and if I can avoid a battery to replace I’d be that much happier.
Thanks.
Couple of more things about the thermostat that I discovered…
You can change the settings to use all or some of the features. One of the problems I had with the old thermostat was that guests would (purposely or accidentally) put it in program mode or change settings that I didn’t want. So I set the new thermostat up to be very ‘dumb’ and a lot of the setting choices disappeared from the screen! So now, you can only turn the heat on and off, and lower or raise the temperature setting by using the arrow keys. They cannot mess up the fan setting or hold setting. So although it’s a very fancy thermostat, it currently is limited in what it can do, which is perfect.
We use Don Dozier at the Rec Center. He’s got a listing on our web site at http://www.bigtreesvillage.org in Resources under the Community Info tab.
FedEx has a shipping method called “SmartPost” and UPS has a similar method called “UPS Basic.” They ship the package to your local post office and USPS takes it from there. Both methods are slow. I have Amazon Prime and get free two day delivery on most items. Most come via UPS but some are via FedEx to my front door.
I don’t think you need to be up here for a substantial part of the year to get a PO box, but keep in mind someone should check your PO box occasionally for junk mail. We had a PO box before we were full time to register our vehicles up here.
On a number of occasions I have had Amazon ship via fedex and fedex dropped the package at the Arnold post office. Apparently fedex and USPS have some sort of deal for last-leg delivery. I’d guess that would fail if you didn’t have a P.O. box on your zip.
Allen, I do not believe P.O. boxes are available to people who do not live up here for a substantial part of the year.
