[Winona Online Democracy] The state gets about $55 per $1,000 0f tax capacity. A $1 million commercial property will have a tax capacity of $19,250; therefore the state tax would be about $10,600 on this property. The toal tax (including all taxing districts inside the city of Winona) will be about $29,000, which means that the city, county and school have about $18,400 to split. The county will get the largest share of the local districts (about $1,000 less than the state) and the school, city and port authority get the rest.
These are current numbers. They will change as the state makes changes to their funding of local governments. Regarding Mankato Avenue, zoning does not affect the taxes unless the property is unimproved (without buildings). Residential properties do not pay a state tax. So while the market value of properties on Mankato may increase because of high land sales, no state tax is paid as long as the use remains residential. The state tax rate is based on all subjected properties within the state. The state levies a set amount of money and creates the rate by dividing the amount of dollars levied against the tax capacity of these properties. Types of property that pays state property tax include commercial, industrial and seasonal recreational (cabin) parcels. The cabin properties are offset somewhat by not having to pay the school operating referendum market value tax. Commercial and industrial properties pay the referendum taxes. Building referendum taxes are paid by all property types. The money collected by the state tax was used to help lower school taxes on other properties. Minnesota has the most complicated property tax system in the country. We always hear that we should simplify the system; however most changes made make the process more difficult. It costs counties huge dollars to have to reprogram computers to make these changes. And there are always changes each year. Sorry to ramble, but these are the types of issues counties and larger cities deal with daily. Stephen Hacken Winona County Assessor -----Original Message----- From: Paul Double [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 3:42 PM To: Online Democracy Subject: FW: [Winona] Think positive the City has made some good moves [Winona Online Democracy] Eric, Stephen and others While the public knows that the sales taxes will roll to the state along with payroll taxes most would not realize they are also getting a piece of the Property Taxes on commercial property. How much will the state get if the city will get about $65,000? Does the state also get any piece of the residential Property Taxes as well? When the residential properties on Mankato are zoned commercial what does that do to the shift property taxes the state will receive and is that an offset, piece of or added to existing taxes? Paul Double [EMAIL PROTECTED] PS Now those in government know how those in business feel when we pay to advertise to make sales, pay to hire people to sell, provide credit risk to make the sale, collect the money, pay to fill out the forms and then send 6 1/2 % of what could be added to our bottom line all for the privilege of being in business in Minnesota. At least Wisconsin provides some compensation for the business for doing their collection and paper work and they pay it out of their 5 1/2% From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Stephen Hacken Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 12:32 PM [Winona Online Democracy] The state is the biggest winner on property tax with the Menard's property. Under current formulas, the state gets more property tax revenue from a commercial property than does the city, county or school district. Its called the state general property tax. Stephen Hacken Winona County Assessor -----Original Message----- From: Eric Sorensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 12:20 PM Subject: RE: [Winona] Think positive the City has made some good moves Paul: What is fascinating, however, is the governor now describes the use of that 1/2 cent sales tax as discretionary when calculating his proposed 5% LGA cuts. That sales tax money was never allowed to be used except to retire the dredging project debt and, in fact, no longer exists as a funding source for the city. It is just an example of how the governor and his staff are distorting the numbers to save any meaningful sharing of the pain by the "burbs." My other point would be that the State is the big winner in the Menard's project, in sales tax, income tax and property tax generation. The City will receive approximately $60,000 in property taxes, reducing other property owner taxes: The state will receive $65,000 from Menards alone for every $1,000,000 in sales taxes, and payroll tax and a portion of the new property tax. Eric Sorensen -----Original Message----- From: Paul Double [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 8:19 AM To: Online Democracy Subject: [Winona] Think positive the City has made some good moves Congratulations are in order for the Winona City Council in their forward thinking, which may now assist us in weathering state reductions. The importance of the development of our new east end commercial area from the seed money they approved and which provided the 1/2 cent Sales Tax investment from taxpayers into the lake dredging provide some important resources as other revenues decline. That investment created 70 + acres of prime commercial value land worth far more than the original taxpayer investment possibly as much as $7,000,000 when returned to the city as parcels are sold and property taxes come in. In addition, the increased property values of the real estate on Mankato from Sarnia to Highway 61 as they are reclassified from residential to commercial and with the new and much higher market sale values will be reflected in the property taxes they will pay. Add to that the new Menards, the employment, sales and property taxes they will generate and the construction jobs created in the new construction all along Mankato. Clearing up the muck was more than luck! Paul Double _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. 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