Sunday, July 26, 2009
Pima County Supervisors Considering 4.35% Tax Hike On July 28
The Pima County Board of Supervisors will hold a July 28 public hearing on a proposed 4.35% primary property tax increase.
Unlike previous occasions in which the Tucson Tea Party has voiced opposition to tax increases, such as the Tucson City Council's proposed 2% renter's tax, this tax increase will affect ALL residents of Pima County!
It just doesn't make sense to raise property taxes on Pima County homeowners who have already been battered by crashing property values. Many people are barely making ends meet as it is -- they don't need to worry about higher tax bills on top of it!
It does make sense if you understand that no matter how much they take IT'S NEVER ENOUGH!
We believe that the solution is for Pima County to balance its own budget by cutting where it can like the rest of us do.
Below you will find information about the Board of Supervisors planned public hearing.
Who: Pima County Board of Supervisors
What: Public meeting regarding proposed 4.35% primary property tax increase
Where: Pima County Administration Building, 130 W. Congress St. (map)
When: July 28, 2009, at 9 a.m.
Even a few voices can do a world of good to fight this tax increase! If you can go, please plan on attending the meeting and let us know that you're going. Let's tell the Pima County Board of Supervisors to get their own house in order before taxing everyone else's house!
Robert Mayer
Tucson Tea Party, Co-Organizer
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I realize that I am probably telling you something you already know, but the property value used for tax purposes is a lagging statistic. In other words the tax bill you most recently received is based on the value of your home 3-4years ago. Since property values have plummeted since then, the county stands to loose millions of tax dollars in revenue over the next few years until property values begin to escalate.
Rather than do the fiscally prudent thing and tighten their belts, they choose to take the easy route and raise the tax rate.
It's time for them all (including Chuckles) to go.
What did I miss? I thought it said the supervisors were considering a tax hike?
I do agree with the line about no matter what they take the government will never have enough of our money!!!
Unfortunately this is a common practice in local property tax collecting political subdivisions. However, usually it has been the other way around; when property values have gone SIGNIFICANTLY up, many 'communities' have LOWERED the tax rate under certain conditions (Wake County in North Carolina revalues property only once every eight years - STUPID) in order to attain a more revenue neutral posture.
I find it disturbing that Pima County has failed to lower property taxes AND/OR assessed values over the past couple of years even though our actual property values have gone down and that they have continued to collect property taxes based on 'old' assessments. So, while the 'new' values may cause Pima County's revenue to plummet, this 'money eater' is simply going to make up for the loss by killing the people. We have most certainly been 'ripped off' the past couple of years by the County failing to allow for the decrease in property values.
While everyone else has to tighten their belts, it appears that, as to the County, the beat goes on.
Between the Fed, the State, the County, et al, there is no question that shortly I will
have less money to spend (OVOT, take note - this WILL affect local businesses!). Is this any way to 'correct' an economy?
"Considering" my ass.
They consider it, then they do it.
If property values went to 0, they would tax the air.
Careful, Nombe, someday your ass may be all you have left after the governments are finished with you; come to think of it, you might even have to give that up.
You said it best Zev:
"While everyone else has to tighten their belts, it appears that, as to the County, the beat goes on."
They just don't think like normal working folks do. If I have less money, I cut my budget and spend less. Just in the last 4 months I have cut my cell phone bill by getting a pay as you go plan, and I have taken on some of the yard work around the house. Saving me over $100 per month. I will need it to pay my property tax.
Nomber....Mark your calendar. We AGREE on something. "They just don't think like normal working folks do."
1. They are not normal folks.
2. They don't work.
I would hopw that this group get's as fired up about the REAL taxing devil in our midst. It's not Oro Valley it's Pima County. It's a shame that they continue to get away with their larceny. This is (reportedly) Ann Day's last term. We need some fiscal conservative business person to replace her.
Zev...Pima County actually did reduce some rates over the past couple of years and then ran around telling folks that they were being fiscally responsible. BULLCRAP. All they did was reduce the INCREASE taxes by a very small margin.
OVOT, yes, we should get fired up about Pima County and their 'tax and keep' policies. Problem is that it seems that OV does not receive their fair share of the collections nor do we receive much of the 'benefits'. One would think that with the amount of money collected in this area, Pima County, that the grooming/upkeep of our surround, that the services we receive, that the cooperation and interaction that we get, all would be of the highest ilk. Instead, it's way below the standards I would expect. And it's core city, Tucson, which should be the CENTERPIECE for attracting businesses in the area - whew.
OBJECTIVE.
I am sure that I have agreed with you before. But with the hate mail that clouds some of the issues, I can not quite remember the issue or the time frame.
I am with you on this one.
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