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Originally Posted by OMG!WTF!
Wasn't the beginning of this problem switching from a business value basis for taxing businesses to a property tax assessment basis? And then assessing the property value as if it were the highest and best use? Like someone renting a dumpster on 4th st sw would be charged as if the building were a high rise condo or office? So it almost laser focuses the dramatic increases to the small business community. It's amazing reading articles from 4 years ago when the writing was well inscribed to the wall. It's also amazing to see the extent our councilors will go to to keep their precious jobs.
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Well they are pretty sweet jobs with great pay, perks and pensions.
The writing for this was certainly on the wall as soon as downtown turned into a ghost-town and the City lost its gravy train.
Hard decisions are going to have to be made.
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