[Vision2020] Christ Church To Donate $ To City?

[Saundra Lund]

Mr. Moffett asks some excellent questions, IMHO.

One possibility I have to add is that maybe Wilson World is trying to pit the
county (which would be the recipient of property taxes) against the City of
Moscow (which would apparently be the recipient of the discussed "donations").

You can be darn sure, however, that no donations from Wilson World would go to
public schools!

However, I don't think we'll ever find out what "donations" might have been made
because I do not think they'll win on appeal  :-)  Not only do I not think
they'll win, I also think we'll be adding another parcel (in the form of the
second NSA piece) back to the tax rolls soon  :-)))

JMHO, if you care to risk a noogie from a devil . . . ROTFLOL  :-)


Saundra Lund
Moscow, ID

The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do
nothing.
-Edmund Burke


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Subject: [Vision2020] Christ Church To Donate $ To City?

All:

Perusing at
http://www.dougwils.com

I read that the board of elders of Christ Church are pondering, if they win
their appeal of the revoked tax exemption, "donating some comparable amount to
what the property tax would have been for city services, etc."

Of course if they lose their appeal it is possible, according to the suggestions
of some V2020 list serve members, they may be required to pay double or more the
tax not paid due to the previous exemptions.  Maybe this is wrong.

Is it possible the "donation" suggestion could be aimed at weakening the resolve
of some to let the revoked tax exemptions stand?

Or is this a self serving attempt at improving public relations?

Or do they really feel that maybe they are skipping out on paying their fair
share for public services?

Maybe the elders of Christ Church would like the option of choosing what public
services they will support via making donations rather than taxation by law:
sewer and parks deserve money, but not the public schools.  

Probably.

Ted Moffett