[Vision2020] NSA

[Mark Seman]

Phil,
I think you mention a key issue that Moscow continues to struggle with and
the solution has been so elusive - those who are taxed are carrying an
excessive burden because of the large percentage of tax exempt entities in
Moscow.  "How can the problem be rectified?" is a hard question to answer.
Some steps toward better balance could be to do away with tax exemption, use
another "tax" structure (BID) that has no exemptions, attract large
tax-paying businesses to Moscow, encourage tax exempt entities to
voluntarily pay their fair share, or prevent development of any new tax
exempt entities.  What real viable solutions are, I don't know, but the
problem has not gone away by itself.  I'd love to see a new tax structure
that is more evenly handed.

Mark

Mark Seman, Architect
Heather Seman, Landscape Architect
1404 East 'F' Street  Moscow, Idaho 83843
v 208-883-3276 / f 208-883-0112

  -----Original Message-----
  From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com
[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]On Behalf Of Shelly
  Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 10:21 AM
  To: editor at lataheagle.com
  Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com
  Subject: Re: [Vision2020] NSA


        Kai - If NSA  and Grittman (since Grittman is  FOR PROFIT) were
paying property taxes there would not need to be  a BID.

        Phil

        -------Original Message-------

        From: Kai Eiselein
        Date: 02/24/05 09:06:41
        To: vision2020 at moscow.com
        Subject: [Vision2020] NSA

        Rose, you may want to take a closer look at the BID. I am rather
ambivilent
        about it, but I did write an article in the December 9 issue of the
Latah
        Eagle about the process.
        According to the documents I have, a tax exempt entity is not exempt
from
        the a BID levy. That would include New St. Andrews College and
Gritman to
        name a couple. The BID in Twin Falls includes the administrative
office of
        the school district, as I recall, and they are subject to the BID
levy as
        well.




        "Those who fixate on the wrongs of the past are blind to
possibilities of
        the future."

        Kai T. Eiselein
        Editor
        Latah Eagle
        521 S. Jackson St.
        Moscow, ID 83843
        (208) 882-0666 Fax (208) 882-0130
        editor at lataheagle.com


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