<div dir="ltr"><font size="4" face="georgia, serif"><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Greetings Tang:</span><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"> </span><br></font><div><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="4" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="4" face="georgia, serif"><span style="text-indent:48px">      As we continue to transition to normal programming, we have to face the new economic reality of inflation.</span><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-indent:48px"> <span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></span><span style="text-indent:48px">The cost of programming has increased, so Tang Hall is proposing to catch up with the funding practices of the other graduate residence halls at MIT, and levy a slightly increased monthly house tax while maintaining Tang’s position as one of the lowest-taxed graduate housing options. Other graduate dorms already have a monthly house tax ranging from $5 to $10; now<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Tang Hall is considering a slight increase from $3 to $5 to begin next fiscal year</b>. This increase in house tax, roughly the equivalent of a Dunkin Donut coffee a month, will allow us to host more events with food and enhance common spaces.  Below are some examples of how tax dollars were used and how an increase will help:</span><br></font></span></div><div><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="text-indent:48px"><font size="4" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></span></span></div><div><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="4" face="georgia, serif"><b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">More social events with food, larger scale (50+ attendance during warmer months), better variety of healthier food (authentic cuisine from different cultures), and better equipment (Karaoke with DJ lighting)</span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></b></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="4" face="georgia, serif"><b>More variety of gym equipment (squat rack & rowing machine) and entertainment equipment (drum kit) </b></font></span></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="4" face="georgia, serif"><b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">More borrowable shared supplies (air mattresses, racquets, and board games) </span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></b></font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font size="4" face="georgia, serif"><b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Better decoration of Tang's interiors/lawns </span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></b></font></li></ul><div><font size="4" face="georgia, serif"><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-indent:48px">      Note that all of our accounts are available to residents, and we will continue to be responsive in resolving any inefficiencies in our spending through surveys and discussions with Tang residents.</span><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-indent:48px"> </span><br></font></div></div><div><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-indent:48px"><font size="4" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></span></div><div><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-indent:48px"><font size="4" face="georgia, serif"><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">      In order to implement this change in house tax, the community must<b><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>vote on this proposal (yes/no) by clicking here</b><span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span>to access the ballot (</span><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><a href="https://forms.gle/szQxRgLDmB6cdEez9" rel="noopener noreferrer" id="m_-6746648387040153109gmail-LPlnk874591" target="_blank" style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:blue">https://forms.gle/szQxRgLDmB6cdEez9</span></a></span><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">), which will be available from<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></span><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(29,28,29)"><b>March 16 to March 31</b></span><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">.<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> <span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></span></span><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-indent:36pt">Make sure your voices are heard!</span><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-indent:36pt"> </span><br></font></span></div><div><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-indent:48px"><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-indent:36pt"><font size="4" face="georgia, serif"><br></font></span></span></div><div><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(0,0,0);text-indent:48px"><span style="border:0px;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-indent:36pt"><font size="4" face="georgia, serif"><p style="text-indent:0px;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">Thank you,<span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"> </span> </span></p><p style="text-indent:0px;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant-caps:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline">THRA and the Heads of House</span></p></font></span></span></div></div>