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<DIV>Visionaries:</DIV>
<DIV>One of my favorite movies is Cool Hand Luke. In particular, the lines "What we have here is a failure to communicate" resonates strongly with me. And, I believe, I may have to plead guilty to that charge myself. Saundra Lund and <STRONG>are not </STRONG>challenging the tax exempt status of Christ Church. That is an issue for the IRS to evaluate<STRONG>, not</STRONG> the Latah County Board of Equalization. </DIV>
<DIV>We are challenging the property tax exemption given to an <STRONG><U>office building</U></STRONG>, Anselm House, which is property owned by Christ Church. Anselm House is not used for public worship. According to Christ Church pastor, Doug Wilson, the congregation meets at the Logos School Field House on Sundays, and at the Nuart Theater for those purposes. Anselm House is not a parsonage, and it is not a recreation hall. Those are the purposes described in the Idaho Statue 63-602B under which Anselm House was granted the property tax exemption. <A href="http://www3.state.id.us/cgi-bin/newidst?sctid=630060002B.K">http://www3.state.id.us/cgi-bin/newidst?sctid=630060002B.K</A> Hence, the reason that our attorney argued the case based on the word exclusivity. This appeal and its legal merit has <U><STRONG>absolutely nothing</STRONG></U> to do with doctrinal positions, personalities, religious organizations etc. etc. etc. </DIV>
<DIV>Our appeal asks the BOE to observe the rule of the law and revoke a property tax exemption inappropriately granted to an exempt organization. Again, the exempt status of the organization is not the issue, the use of property owned by the exemption organization is the issue. We argue that it fails to meet the statutory standards. Please note that 63-602B was the statute under which Christ Church, as owner of the <U>office building</U>, Anselm House, filed for the exemption. They chose to use that statute, we chose to challenge them on it.</DIV>
<DIV>If Pope Joan moved her church headquarters from the office space in our jointly shared library into our little red shop building, (which is a multi-purpose space), and then had the nerve to try to claim a property tax exemption on the shop because she wrote books, articles, and edited the Auntie Establishment website in the shop, Saundra and I would bring the same issues forward. Oops, maybe not, Saundra is the Bishop of Moscow, according to Pope Joan. </DIV>
<DIV>Rose Huskey</DIV>
<DIV>PS Pope Joan is not contemplating either moving to the shop or picking the pockets of Latah County tax payers by claiming a property tax exemption. </DIV>
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