Go to the Hennepin County website at
http://www2.co.hennepin.mn.us/pins/PropAddr.htm and type in 3205 Excelsior
Blvd. As of January 2, 1999 the land is valued at $450,000 and they pay a
property tax of $22,827.93 and a solid waste fee of $83.11.
This is not class warfare. This is just plain envy. Three day old smelly,
dead fish in the hot sun envy. It is based on the idea that if they paid
more tax the rest of us could pay less. With the current band of pirates
making decisions in City Hall this is completely false. If they got their
hands on more money it would not reduce anyone's bill by one bent penny. The
thing that surprises me here is that there is no TIF deal on this land.
They must feel left out.
Rich Chandler - Ward 9
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andy Driscoll
> Ahhh, the old herring, class warfare, always thrown in the face of people
> demanding justice by people who already get it - or aspire to the same
> class.
>
> Andy Driscoll
>
-----Original Message-----
From: Adam Stenberg
> Ah, class warfare, this is what we need more of in politics. People
> "walking around" always on the lookout for injustice, bitter people who
> have been left out of the "elite few" and who will tell us what's not
> "fair," challenging us to research ways to drag down someone else.
>
> I disagree. Mindsets like this get us nowhere. They divide us. I would
> rather see the rest of our property taxes come down rather than increasing
> someone else's. We have had large budget surpluses in the state for years
> now. This year is proving to be no exception (we'll find out in
> November). Let's lower our property taxes by having the state increase
> it's funding of local education from 68% to 100%. Let's take a positive
> approach.
> - Adam Stenberg - Fulton Neighborhood
>
-----Original Message-----
From: Ross Kaplan
> As I was walking around Lake Harriet recently, I was struck by the
> difference between the west side of Harriet, and the west side of Calhoun.
> The former is a pretty, public park nestled on a hillside off Upton that
> is open to all. The west side of Calhoun is an equally pretty parcel set
> up as a private club and golf course (Minikahda) used by an elite few.
>
> Just curious: exactly what is Minikahda's annual tax bill? My guess is
> that it is based on an antiquated valuation, and thus nominal.
>
> Based on its location, I'd estimate that Minikahda is now a $1 billion
> parcel of land -- and should have a tax bill to go with it. That only
> seems fair when surrounding homes are deemed to be more valuable every
> year, and expected to pay ever greater property taxes.
>
> Ross Kaplan - Fulton Neighborhood
