SEELEY LAKE - Coming soon will be increased sewer tax assessments for ‘water-linked’ properties ranging from $1,200 to $2,000 to pay ADMINISTRATIVE sewer costs. Other properties in the district are assessed only $90 to $700 for exactly the same purpose. Your new tax can be found in a 10 page, small print document called: “FY21 Assessment Methodology Assessment Options.”
Even if you still support the sewer project, I assume you’ll INSIST on being treated FAIRLY in the process. This change in assessments was conceived out of fairness....why not a better result than just shifting the tax burden in a way that’s so blatantly unfair? ... and probably illegal.
If I follow the logic of ‘land-value method’ for sewer assessment, it means: I can pay for sewer.... IF I SELL THE LAND.... no problem.
This project failed the COST / BENEFIT and EQUITY tests long ago ... and it’s about to cross into ILLEGAL.
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