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<DIV><FONT size=4>All,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Jeff and I have discussed this matter in person and naturally
we agree on some things and disagree on some things.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>First, as noted by Jeff, Mark, and Barbara, Latah County has a
disproportionately large base of government and other non-taxpaying
organizations. There is little we can do about the government
entities. Thanks to the Lund/Huskey Steamroller, we see that we can do
something about some of the faux non-profits.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Second, Jeff thinks that the high county tax rates may
discourage economic development in terms of in-migration of established
companies. I am not so sure.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Many companies are looking for locations with excellent
education facilities at all levels, a low crime rate, clean air, and healthy
outdoor recreational activities. The cost of education, pro-active,
effective law enforcement, and varied parks and recreation activities cost
money. Almost everyone desiring these knows things cost money and
consequently expect higher taxes.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Economic development is very important. However, I think
it also important to avoid economic development which is not environmentally
compatible and to avoid companies who want to enjoy our quality of life but do
not want to pay for it -- hence giving the rest of us a higher tax burden.
Such an attitude might discourage some companies from relocating, however, I
think we should be both aggressive and picky in out recruiting
efforts.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4><BR>Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)<BR><A
href="mailto:deco@moscow.com">deco@moscow.com</A><BR></FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jeffh@moscow.com href="mailto:jeffh@moscow.com">Jeff Harkins</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=Vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">Vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 08, 2005 4:41
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Vision2020] 2003 Average Tax
Rates</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Visionaires, <BR><BR>Sorry for the delay in getting the 2003
tax rates to you - wanted to see how the first post looked.<BR><BR>Thanks to
all for your comments of appreciation - I think this data is important to all
Latah residents. I find the gap between the state average and the Latah
level troubling.<BR><BR>2004 rates will follow shortly.<BR><BR>
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<TH width=588><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=3><B>2003 AVERAGE
PROPERTY TAX RATES</FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=2></FONT></B></TH></TR>
<TR>
<TH width=105>COUNTY
<TH width=145>AVERAGE URBAN%</TH>
<TH width=145>AVERAGE RURAL%</TH>
<TH width=188>OVERALL AVERAGE PROP. TAX %</TH></TR>
<TR>
<TH width=105>BANNOCK
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>2.354%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.452%</TD>
<TD width=188>2.167%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>LATAH</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>2.321%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.798%</TD>
<TD width=188>2.108%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>NEZ
PERCE</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>2.333%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.331%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.956%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=2><B>BONNEVILLE</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>2.085%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.400%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.885%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>CANYON</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>2.197%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.473%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.885%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=2><B>SHOSHONE</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>2.295%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.562%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.842%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>PAYETTE</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>2.220%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.344%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.751%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>POWER</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>2.462%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.627%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.750%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>BINGHAM</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>2.219%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.433%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.672%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>ADA</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.657%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.426%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.621%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>TWIN
FALLS</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.859%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.204%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.575%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=2><B>KOOTENAI</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.754%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.321%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.557%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>JEROME</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>2.056%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.337%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.550%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>LEWIS</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.969%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.325%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.538%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>ELMORE</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.971%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.129%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.490%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=2><B>WASHINGTON</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.907%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.257%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.471%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>MADISON</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.497%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.275%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.397%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>CAMAS</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.965%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.280%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.385%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>LINCOLN</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.884%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.240%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.378%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>BUTTE</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.851%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.260%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.347%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>CASSIA</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.722%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.197%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.342%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=2><B>FRANKLIN</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.515%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.184%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.338%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=2><B>JEFFERSON</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.885%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.219%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.336%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>CARIBOU</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.978%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.199%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.326%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=2><B>BOUNDARY</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.566%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.240%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.318%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>GOODING</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.825%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.168%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.317%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>ONEIDA</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.661%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.150%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.316%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=2><B>MINIDOKA</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.619%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.112%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.294%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=2><B>CLEARWATER</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.906%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.124%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.290%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>OWYHEE</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.536%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.225%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.278%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>GEM</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.506%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.177%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.270%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>BENEWAH</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.725%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.091%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.225%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>ADAMS</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.640%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.145%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.209%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>BONNER</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.424%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>0.991%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.093%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>FREMONT</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.406%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.017%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.092%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>BEAR
LAKE</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.395%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>0.968%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.080%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>CLARK</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.293%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.038%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.074%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>BOISE</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.266%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>0.967%</TD>
<TD width=188>0.997%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>LEMHI</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.428%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>0.793%</TD>
<TD width=188>0.957%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>VALLEY</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.292%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>0.762%</TD>
<TD width=188>0.934%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>IDAHO</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.311%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>0.823%</TD>
<TD width=188>0.929%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>CUSTER</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.050%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>0.782%</TD>
<TD width=188>0.836%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>TETON</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>0.840%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>0.670%</TD>
<TD width=188>0.701%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>BLAINE</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>0.689%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>0.579%</TD>
<TD width=188>0.652%</TD></TR></FONT>
<TR>
<TH width=105><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica" size=2><B>TOTALS</B></FONT>
<TH width=145></B></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica"
size=3>1.679%</FONT></TH>
<TD width=145>1.204%</TD>
<TD width=188>1.479%</FONT> <FONT
face="Arial, Helvetica"></FONT></TD></TR></FONT><BR>
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