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<DIV>We understand that if the sales tax money goes to Boise, that in some
fashion a portion gets back to us. </DIV>
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<DIV>But when that portion has no connection to the generation of the money in
the first place, it is madness to consider the slight pro rata return of our
portion of state sales tax money as automatically being worth the cost of the
required infrastructure and quality of life losses that are needed to generate
the money. There are far better ways to seek growth and economic development
than to focus on large scale retail when sales tax is not retained by the
community bearing the brunt of the development.</DIV>
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<DIV>Bruce Livingston</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </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=msolomon@moscow.com
href="mailto:msolomon@moscow.com">Mark Solomon</A> ; <A
title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, January 08, 2006 12:26
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Vision2020] Shopping Center
Plans Filed forPullman-Moscow Highway Site</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Mark, <BR><BR>The tax code in Idaho is complicated and so it is
not surprising that many are confused about how the dollars get
allocated.<BR><BR>Please refer to <A
href="http://www3.state.id.us/cgi-bin/newidst?sctid=630360038.K"
eudora="autourl">http://www3.state.id.us/cgi-bin/newidst?sctid=630360038.K</A>
where the allocation of the state sales tax is described.<BR><BR>At a minimum,
counties and cities receive about 14% of sales tax collected.
Distribution to specific counties and cities is usually based on the
proportion of state population and/or proportion of assessed value.
While the distribution formula should probably be based on sales generated,
the use of population and assessed value probably tracks retail sales pretty
closely.<BR><BR>Here is an excerpt from the State Tax Commission on the
revenue sharing program:<BR><BR><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times" size=6>Tax
Revenue Sharing<BR></FONT><FONT face="Times New Roman, Times">In fiscal year
(FY) 2004, 11.50 percent of Idahos sales tax revenue was distributed to
local<BR>governments based on the states temporary 6 percent sales tax rate.
About 3.24 percent of Idahos<BR>total sales tax revenue was distributed
directly to cities. Half of this amount was distributed according<BR>to
population, and the other half was based on the market value of property
within each city.<BR>Another 3.24 percent of the sales tax revenue was
distributed directly to the counties. Each county<BR>received a guaranteed
annual amount of $30,000. The rest was distributed according to
population.<BR>In addition, 4.13 percent of the sales tax was distributed to
counties, eligible cities, and nonschool<BR>taxing districts according to a
complex formula based on amounts received in 1999, current<BR>population (for
cities and counties), and current property taxes (for other eligible nonschool
taxing<BR>districts). For more information on the formulas used for the
distribution, contact the Idaho State Tax<BR>Commission.<BR>Also, eligible
taxing districts received $13.4 million annually in quarterly distributions
from state<BR>sales tax revenues to replace property tax on agricultural
equipment that was exempted from property<BR>tax by legislation in 2001. And,
small amounts of lottery withholding and estate tax were distributed<BR>to
eligible counties.<BR>Distributions were made after the end of each quarter,
so the FY 2003 fourth quarter portion of these<BR>totals was distributed in
July 2004.<BR><BR></FONT><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica">So - bottom line Mark -
if the pie is smaller, we get less pie!<BR><BR><BR></FONT>At 05:53 PM
1/7/2006, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">The day that sales tax revenues
stay where they were collected you might have an argument. But they
don't.<BR><BR>Mark Solomon<BR><BR>At 1:26 PM -0800 1/7/06, Jeff Harkins
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">And the sales tax revenue
lost????<BR><BR>At 12:56 PM 1/7/2006, you wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite">Do we have ESP, or what,
Tom??? *laughing*<BR><BR>Wal-Mart should go out there on the highway if
they<BR>insist on being here. A Wal-Mart Superstore in Idaho<BR>is not
fair to those who work there. Drive a few more<BR>miles to Washington,
For discussion sake, let's say<BR>$2.00 more an hour minium wage. So....
$16.00 more<BR>dollars a day. That $80.00 more a week per
FTE?<BR>$320.00 more a month, for a 40 hour employee, not bad.<BR>Not
bad at all.<BR><BR>Idaho residents working in Washington still pay
Idaho<BR>state taxes.<BR><BR>One store, in the middle of both cities, is
better<BR>than 2, ten miles apart.<BR><BR>The current site for a
Super-store is not acceptable<BR>to me.<BR><BR>Janesta
Carcich<BR><BR>--- Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com> wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite="" type="cite"> >From today's
(January 7, 2006) Moscow-Pullman Daily<BR> News
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<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite=""
type="cite"> -----------------------------------------------<BR><BR><BR><BR> Shopping
Center Plans filed for Pullman-Moscow<BR> Highway
Site<BR><BR><BR><BR> Application includes a Lowe's home
improvement store<BR><BR> Staff report<BR><BR><BR><BR> Tow
months of rumors an speculation about the<BR> possible
development of a<BR> shopping center on the Pullman-Moscow
Highway are<BR> confirmed with the<BR> application from a
Boise developer to build one on<BR> the
site.<BR><BR><BR><BR> Whitman County Engineer Mark Storey said
Hawkins<BR> Companies submitted an<BR> application for a
conditional-use permit and filed<BR> an
environmental<BR> checklist required under Washington's
State<BR> Environmental Policy Act.
The<BR> application was filed
Wednesday.<BR><BR><BR><BR> Speculation started in late October
when a sign<BR> appeared on the site near<BR> the Idaho
border announcing plans for development of<BR> a shopping
center. The<BR> sign disappeared two weeks
later.<BR><BR><BR><BR> The company's website displays plans for a
complex<BR> just west of the Idaho<BR> state line. The
design includes three large retail<BR> stores, one of which
has<BR> been earmarked for a 135,000 square-foot Lowe's
home<BR> improvement center.<BR> The plans also include
space for eight smaller<BR> retails stores ranging
from<BR> 20,000 to 30,000 square feet and eight smaller
"pad"<BR> areas.<BR><BR><BR><BR> Lowe's declined to comment
on a possible store in<BR> the Pullman-Moscow
area,<BR> although a company representative did say the
home<BR> improvement chain plans<BR> to expand throughout
the United states in 2006.<BR><BR><BR><BR> Storey is reviewing
the application and said it will<BR> take between two
and<BR> two-and-a-half months for the application to move
to<BR> a public hearing before<BR> the Board of
Adjustment.<BR><BR><BR><BR> Representatives of Hawkins Companies
have not<BR> responded to requests
for<BR> interviews.<BR><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>----------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite=""
type="cite"> -----------------------------------------------<BR><BR><BR><BR> Anybody
taking odds on how this will affect<BR> WalMart's application for
a<BR> super center?<BR><BR><BR><BR> Take care,
Moscow.<BR><BR><BR><BR> Tom Hansen<BR><BR> Moscow,
Idaho<BR><BR><BR><BR> ***********************************<BR> Work
like you don't need the money.<BR> Love like you've never been
hurt.<BR> Dance like nobody's watching.<BR><BR> - Author
Unknown<BR> ***********************************<BR><BR><BR><BR> ></BLOCKQUOTE>_____________________________________________________<BR>
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