Letters to the Editor: Proposes 'Common Sense' Prop Tax Solution

Thank you for the invitation to submit opinions in last week’s paper. Appropriate discussion during the political decisions should be part of every voter’s day.

One hot button is property tax increases. The only way to be fair to the taxpayers is cap the annual increase to the rate of inflation. As it is, the increase or decrease in valuation is driven by the boom of the recent real estate market. Consequently, that sector of property tax has risen at the rate of the percent increase in values.

Every government entity that derives revenues from property tax has had a windfall of much more than inflation rate in revenue received. Look at the mills for municipalities, schools and the state, plus all the special districts to see how your tax dollar is divided.

Common sense would be to cap every property tax at the rate of inflation. Easy solution that is fair, easy to calculate for the assessor and doesn’t contribute to excess inflation consumers are plagued with.

Thank you for your time,

Scott KerbsSaratoga, Wyoming