[NEohioPAL] Strickland VETOES Film Investor Tax Credit Bill. Send him this letter!

[Jean Zarzour]

Jean ZarzourDear Ohioans- I  recently learned that Governor Strickland 
vetoed the Ohio Motion Picture Investor Tax Credit bill.   Two local actors 
composed the letter below, asking the Governor to reconsider his decision.

You can copy and paste it on Governor Strickland's website here: 
http://www.governor.ohio.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=448.   If this direct link 
to the Contact page doesn't work, go to http://www.governor.ohio.gov go to 
the Contact menu tab on the top of the page then click on Contact the 
Governor located under his address and phone number.

Naturally, you should edit the letter for accuracy regarding your union 
status or other statements expressed there.

I hope you'll voice your support of passing this bill which would benefit 
every Ohioan.

Sincerely-  Jean Zarzour

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Dear Governor Strickland:

I am shocked and saddened to learn that you recently vetoed the Ohio Motion 
Picture Investor Tax Credit bill.

As a professional, union actor, I cannot understand why you put the state of 
Ohio in this detrimental position while our neighbors in Pennsylvania and 
Michigan--and indeed nearly every other state in the continental U.S.--all 
currently have tax incentive legislation in place, and are reaping many 
millions of dollars from ongoing and future film productions.

Governor Strickland, sir, what were you thinking? This bill required the 
state of Ohio to spend no money. All that was necessary was for the 
legislation to be enacted into law and the filmmakers--both major studio 
producers and independent production companies--would have come. Ohio has a 
wealth of potential film locations, both urban and rural, that are begging 
to be utilized. Additionally, as you surely recall, Ivan Schwarz, director 
of the Cleveland Film Commission has stated in numerous articles and 
interviews that Nehst Productions of New York City (which produced the 
highly regarded and profitable films "Sling Blade" and "You Can Count on 
Me") was ready, willing and able to relocate its corporate headquarters and 
production facilities to Cleveland which would have brought in approximately 
$150 million in business to our state (and would have generated a 
significant amount of corporate taxes, to say nothing of the tax revenue 
from the wages earned by the actors, production and support personnel on 
their projects), if only the Investor Tax Credit bill had been passed. As of 
this moment, the company is filming in Detroit, but, despite your veto, they 
are still more than willing to consider coming to Cleveland if the Investor 
Tax Credit bill eventually becomes law.

If you are really serious about reviving our state's sagging economy, 
bringing new revenue and jobs (which also includes supporting union 
members!) and halting population decline, you owe it to every Ohio citizen 
to seriously reconsider your position on this vital piece of legislation.

Sincerely,










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