tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588057111495513132.post2039183360836341064..comments2023-09-28T07:04:37.389-07:00Comments on Utah Wingmen for Property Tax RE-FORUM ( REFORM ): It is beginning to work. You are making a difference.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588057111495513132.post-8305898197901486982008-01-25T20:15:00.000-08:002008-01-25T20:15:00.000-08:00Well sports fans. It is sounding like they have a...Well sports fans. It is sounding like they have already killed it off. Or it has been pulled. An influential Senator opposes it because he fears counties and "other taxing agencies" will just raise our tax rate by just a hair under the rate of inflation every year to avoid an election. Got to agree it has long been a concern of mine too. Will be interesting to see what happens next don't ya think? Of course a colleague makes a valid point when he says what Commissioner or Distict or whatever will do that year after year and not fear voters rath at the polls. Jordan Weber Conservancy District for one... We just need acquisition value taxation. (period) Fixes to TNT are all too easily worked around.Minor Machmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02724920111398658234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588057111495513132.post-72459199016130095052008-01-25T14:31:00.000-08:002008-01-25T14:31:00.000-08:00This is the same Gregg Bell that the Ogden Standar...This is the same Gregg Bell that the Ogden Standard featured in a very fawning article a year or so ago. They compared him to Honest Abe Lincoln! In fact I think the headline on the article was something like "The Honest Abe of Davis County". Made me want to puke! If you read the Standard much you probably can put this in perspective. They are not known as the Sub-Standard for nothing!<BR/><BR/>I can tell you from personal experience that the paper's evaluation of Bell is total bull shit! I have known him for 14 years and in my opinion he is no Abe Lincoln!<BR/><BR/>Does SB-29 zero in on our total property tax bill including the county's opinion (appraised) value, or only the mill levy part? Does it have any roll back provisions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7588057111495513132.post-88547542426362956442008-01-25T13:51:00.000-08:002008-01-25T13:51:00.000-08:00Another great post. I think Niederhauser's bill i...Another great post. I think Niederhauser's bill is probably a good idea. It will be very difficult for local leaders (at least in Davis County) to come out publicly against the measure since Republican caucus goers have proven so willing in the past to toss out politicians who are seen as the least bit friendly to the idea of tax hikes. I'm betting Bell is going to be disappointed when SB29 goes through without much opposition. <BR/><BR/>Bell's opposition to elimination of disclosure is typical of developers who have a huge interest in not disclosing how much the land they sell at a huge mark up usually costs them.Jeremyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15775127589033724985noreply@blogger.com