It's an off year for elections this November, meaning going out to
vote may not seem significant to most; especially those who are already
greatly focused on the 2010 candidates. However, there are a number of
very interesting and heated elections happening in Collin County and
Texas at large; coming up in just a couple of weeks. These elections
will have an especially large impact on property taxes.
In particular, Farmersville City voters will decide whether or not the sale of beer and wine for off-premises consumption will be allowed within the city, and Wylie ISD is once again pushing for a Bond election
to pay for upgrades, improvements, additions, and renovations. The
biggest challenge bond elections may face are already high property
taxes; especially during a time when people are concerned about cutting
budgets during week economic times.
More relevant to Texan's at large, are the 11 purposed constitutional
amendments being placed on the ballot. There have been rumors going
around that some of these amendments would create a state wide property
tax; something that is currently unconstitutional in Texas. Others are
saying the wording that will be placed on the ballots is unclear about
this, including Texas State Representative Jodie Laubenberg.
As a constituent of Representative Laubenberg's, I received an e-mail
from her stating that, "Proposition 2 will eliminate a type of
appraisal called "highest and best use."" Basically changing the way
appraisals are done to prevent properties being appraised for the
highest possible value based on their potential, rather then based on
the properties current use and real value. Jodie goes on to say,
"Proposition 3 will allow the Comptroller to set uniform standards for
how your home is appraised, no matter what county you live in." This is
in contrast to today's methodologies that can vary greatly from one
county to the next. Jodie claims that "This should result in a fairer
appraisal process for everyone."
No comments:
Post a Comment