On Dec 22, 2004, at 2:45 PM, Michael Hohmann wrote:
Why not look to expand collection of local property taxes by taxing many of
the local properties that are currently exempt?
Without doing the research, I would hazard a guess that classification of real estate is subject to legal limitations contained in state statutes. I doubt the city has much leeway in this matter (if there is any discretionary power to re-classify, it's probably located at the county level).
We're three years into this budget crisis, and counting. All the easy ways to deal with it have been used.
IMHO
Greg Abbott
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