06-23-2018, 05:04 AM
the county already taxes unpermitted structures
County pays $1M/year license fee to Pictometry so they can analyze aerial photos to determine the square footage of unpermitted structures for valuation.
I wonder if the taxes cover the cost...
Meanwhile, large landowners (like Shipman) pay about $2/acre/year in property tax on their vast empty parcels which have neither crops nor livestock. This happens with smaller lots too, somehow an ag exemption is applied even though there's no actual ag going on...
The problem isn't a "shortage of revenue", the problem is uncontrolled costs, special favors, contracts for friends and family...
County pays $1M/year license fee to Pictometry so they can analyze aerial photos to determine the square footage of unpermitted structures for valuation.
I wonder if the taxes cover the cost...
Meanwhile, large landowners (like Shipman) pay about $2/acre/year in property tax on their vast empty parcels which have neither crops nor livestock. This happens with smaller lots too, somehow an ag exemption is applied even though there's no actual ag going on...
The problem isn't a "shortage of revenue", the problem is uncontrolled costs, special favors, contracts for friends and family...