[Winona Online Democracy]
Title: Re: [Winona] Property Taxes Over Last Four Years: Star Tribune Article
I owned a home in Tomah, WI before moving to Winona in
1994, and continued to own it for several more years. That property
eventually sold for less than 1/2 the amount of the assessed value of
the home my wife and I built in Winona in 1994. The taxes we paid on the
two properties were almost identical, Tomah was slightly greater as I
recall.
One of the differences between Wisconsin and Minnesota
regarding property taxes is that Wisconsin has a constitutional requirement to
tax all real property at the same rate which Minnesota does not have (thus Mr.
Hacken talks of tow different rates for farmland alone
below.
Glen Schumann
Winona, MN
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Its
not quite that easy to explain. In the City of Winona, the total value that is
exempt is about 30%. Exempt values are calculated every six years while
taxable values are adjusted annually. The amount of exempt property in the
remainder of the county would be less. The universities are a substantial
portion of that exempt value. These parcels pay no property taxes.
There are thousands of acres, mostly in Whitewater and Elba Townships,
that are owned by the DNR. Those properties do not pay regular property tax
but rather the state reimburses local units of government at the rate of 3/4
of 1 per cent of value. These values are adjusted every five years. Currently,
Winona County, the townships and the school districts share about $16.50 per
acre on these lands. That amount is a little less than non-homestead farm
property and about 25% more than homestead farmland would
pay.
Steve Hacken
Interesting information. Overall, approximately
what percentage of the total value of property in Winona County is exempt
from property taxes?
Roy Nasstrom
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Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2006 12:53
PM
Subject: RE: [Winona] Property Taxes
Over Last Four Years: Star Tribune Article
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In Winona the growth in exemptions hasn't so much
been in religious organizations but rather in groups that refer to
themselves as non-profit charities.
Examples would be Volunteer Services, Rock Solid,
Winona State University Foundation, Habitat for Humanity and Home and
Community Options. I'm not passing judgment on whether they are deserving
or not but just the fact that this sector is growing here as well as in
other counties.
Steve Hacken
Winona County Assessor
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