http://www2.co.hennepin.mn.us/pins/addrsrch.jsp
At this site, you can look up the current year's property taxes and valuation for any Minneapolis property. It would be very enlightening for listmembers to spend a little time looking up addresses and comparing results. You will see that there is no distinction between "market" and "taxable" values for commercial real estate: Check out 801 Nicollet for example. You will also see that there is a great disparity between "market" and "taxable" value for homestead property: Check out 4547 Pillsbury Av S for example. Minnesota state law REQUIRES that "taxable" and "market" values be within 5% for commercial property. The homestead subsidy is being phase out too, so eventually, there will be no difference. Historically, these disparities allowed the City to sort of "cook the books" - showing higher "market" values (higher debt limits, better credit ratings, etc.) while charging lower taxes to voting homeowners. All of this is unwinding slowly, which makes sense. Why should there be a difference between REAL market value and "taxable" value? The City could capture more tax revenue by immediately changing the taxable value of any real estate as soon as a sale takes place. Right now, there is a one to two year lag before any public benefit is realized. Vicky Heller North Oaks and Cedar-Riverside REMINDERS: 1. Think a member has violated the rules? Email the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
