[Vision2020] Good for Logos!

[Donovan Arnold]

Well, I for one am happy that Logos gets to remain as
a tax free entity! I am supporter of education. I
think one of the best ways to support education is to
make successful private schools like Logos and St.
Mary's prosper through tax exemption.

Over 20 different faiths attend Logos, from most the
most liberal to the most conservative. Logos is a
blessing to our community. It is another opportunity
we can provide our children to obtain an excellent
education. We need a diversity of schools to meet the
needs of our diverse student population.

Donovan J Arnold





--- Saundra Lund <sslund at adelphia.net> wrote:

> Visionaries:
> 
> Well, I guess I've seen it all now.  After spending
> all afternoon in BOE
> deliberations & decisions, my opinion is that logic
> has abandoned the Latah
> County BOE with respect to property taxes -- forget
> about fairness & equity,
> let alone consistency!  It saddens me greatly to
> admit to being thoroughly
> disappointed in our BOE, not only in the decisions
> reached but also in the
> process.
> 
> The Decisions:
> 
> Anselm House, the Christ Church-owned office
> building, remains on the
> property tax roll based on violation of the
> exclusive use requirement by
> housing ACCS.
> 
> NSA:  the north parcel remains of the tax roll based
> on violation of
> exclusive use renting to by Zume Bakery, a private
> for profit business.  The
> south parcel remains exempt.  The BOE apparently
> doesn't understand the
> legislature's use of the word "property" rather than
> "parcel" in the statute
> applied to NSA.
> 
> The Nuart, operated by CCM, remains property tax
> exempt *in spite of* the
> long-standing regular non-exempt use by a private
> for profit school.  Why
> exclusive use applies to NSA and Anselm House but
> not to CCM is beyond
> comprehension.  Indeed, in listening to the
> deliberations, it appeared that
> the BOE had forgotten the basis of our protest:  the
> undisputed
> non-exclusive use of the property by a private for
> profit school wasn't even
> mentioned, yet there was a fair amount of discussion
> of the literature
> ministry, which we *never* disputed as an allowed
> use.
> 
> Similarly, all three Logos School parcels remain
> property tax exempt *in
> spite of* the long-standing regular non-exempt uses
> by both a private for
> profit driving school *and* private judo lessons
> which aren't a part of the
> school.  Again, why exclusive use applies to NSA and
> Anselm House but not to
> Faith Ministries, Inc. defies logic.
> 
> Shall we start a sign-up list of private businesses
> which would *love* to
> benefit from property tax exemptions to which they
> aren't entitled?
> Actually, call me Pollyanna because I think most
> local businesses have too
> much integrity to screw other members of our
> community just to get an unfair
> private advantage.
> 
> There are, of course, other issues (including at
> least one elected
> official's belief that court decisions don't apply
> to his official duties,
> ex parte communications, denial of due process,
> etc.), but I'm flabbergasted
> at the lack of logic and consistency in the Latah
> County BOE's application
> -- or more accurately, *lack* of application -- of
> property tax exemption
> requirements.  When we are paying our property tax
> bills, I hope we all
> remember that we are paying more because some are
> receiving unjust breaks
> courtesy of our BOE.
> 
> It goes without saying that we look forward to
> appealing these mind-boggling
> decisions to the Idaho Board of Tax Appeals, which
> we have faith will follow
> the law and find the logic MIA in Latah County  :-)
> 
> 
> Saundra Lund
> Moscow, ID
> 
> The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is
> for good people to do
> nothing.
> Edmund Burke
> 
> 
> 
>
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