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December 11, 1959
The Poplar Standard
Poplar, Roosevelt County, Montana
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Ravalli County commissioners protest state reductions in utility taxes via resolutions, urging reclassification, halt to cuts, and a study for fairer tax harmony, as reductions burden private taxpayers.
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Ravalli County Protests Hike in Tax Valuations
Ravalli county commissioners followed the course mapped by District 3 commissioners who met in Wolf Point recently and this week protested the state's reduction of utility taxes.
Resolutions adopted by the Ravalli board asked the Board of Equalization to:
1. Have public utilities reclassified by professional appraisers, using the formula counties now use in applying their reclassification for tax purposes.
2. That the state board desist from further reduction of utility taxes, and that a complete study be made.
The Ravalli commissioners said large cuts have been made by the state board in property tax rates and that this cut in assessment rate will continue at the rate of 5.06 per cent (for utilities) each year for four years.
The county board noted that such tax reduction merely shift the tax load to private industry and other taxpayers within the county.
Their resolution said, "We believe a complete study should be made. Reclassification could be made to bring about more complete harmony in the tax structure as to utilities and private taxes."
Ravalli county commissioners followed the course mapped by District 3 commissioners who met in Wolf Point recently and this week protested the state's reduction of utility taxes.
Resolutions adopted by the Ravalli board asked the Board of Equalization to:
1. Have public utilities reclassified by professional appraisers, using the formula counties now use in applying their reclassification for tax purposes.
2. That the state board desist from further reduction of utility taxes, and that a complete study be made.
The Ravalli commissioners said large cuts have been made by the state board in property tax rates and that this cut in assessment rate will continue at the rate of 5.06 per cent (for utilities) each year for four years.
The county board noted that such tax reduction merely shift the tax load to private industry and other taxpayers within the county.
Their resolution said, "We believe a complete study should be made. Reclassification could be made to bring about more complete harmony in the tax structure as to utilities and private taxes."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Tax Protest
Utility Taxes
Reclassification
Board Of Equalization
Tax Structure
What entities or persons were involved?
Ravalli County Commissioners
District 3 Commissioners
Board Of Equalization
Where did it happen?
Ravalli County
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Key Persons
Ravalli County Commissioners
District 3 Commissioners
Board Of Equalization
Location
Ravalli County
Story Details
Ravalli County commissioners adopted resolutions protesting the state's reduction of utility taxes, requesting reclassification by professional appraisers using county formulas, cessation of further reductions, and a complete study to harmonize utility and private tax structures, noting that reductions shift the tax burden to other taxpayers.