HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0387.001 2000-2002 Charles Hanson
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IZe: dill No. 121 Reiatiaag to the Nlinimurn: Property Tax
Rather than raising the minimum property tax, I believe the Council would do better to
look at some of the exemptions that result in-low taxes for certain properties. dill 121
raises the nsinixnum tax to $100 and then provides for certain exceptions. This makes the
code disjointed and more confusia~g than it already is. Unless you are changing the
definition of the word, I do not understand how a tax can be less than the minimum?
I suggest that all the homeowner exemptions be combined into one section (Section 14~
71). This would include ordinary homeowners, the elderly, disabled veterans, persons
with Hansen's disease, and. other disabled persons. Have a standard deduction from the
assessed property value, and then additional deductions for the special cases. ]Finally,
there could be a rninimusn property tax for homeowners.
I would keep the $25 minimum tax for all other cases. The~are many vacant land parcels
in Puna and Ka'u that are currently taxed at less than $100. Some of them will beeon~e
unsaleable if their taxes are raised. Just look at the tax lien sale descrn'bed in this
morning's newspaper.
I would also like to continent of Section 19-9;9.2, the Credit Union Exemption. This
states that Credit Unions are subject only to the minimum property tax. I believe that this
exemption is unnecessary and should lie phased out.
Charles Hanson Gl-^'°~~
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