Property tax inequities
In Flathead County, property taxes have increased well beyond inflation for residential homes and businesses. I was appointed to the Governor’s Property Task Force to dig deep into the cause of such escalations and provide recommendations for reforms for the 2025 legislature. In my eight years in the legislature I’ve been a member of the minority party, nevertheless, willing to work collaboratively with the majority to address Montana’s solvable problems.
I was assigned to serve on the Tax Fairness Sub-Committee under the leadership of Rep. Llew Jones, Conrad, the Chairman of House Appropriations. So, here’s how we define the problem in laymen’s terms: During the past several two-year reappraisal cycles, the comparative market value of residential homes and commercial values of many small businesses have escalated well beyond inflation.
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