NPTR: Alert #202: Front Page News!!

[Wayne Fischer]

FRONT PAGE NEWS!!

ALERT: #202
DATE: March 26, 2009
TO: Incline Village & Crystal Bay Property Owners
FROM: Village League Tax Revolt Committee

Dear Incline Village & Crystal Bay Property Tax Protesters,

Both the Reno-Gazette Journal and the North Lake Tahoe Bonanza felt that our latest Nevada Supreme Court victory was worthy of front page coverage. We certainly agree!!

Please click on the following two links to read both articles.


www.nevadapropertytaxrevolt.org/09/090325-RGJ.pdf
www.nevadapropertytaxrevolt.org/09/090325-Bonanza.pdf


(If you have problems downloading the two articles, try going to our website, www.NevadaPropertyTaxRevolt.org, 
and click on the two links in the home page.) 

As was to be expected, the Washoe County District Attorney has attempted to downplay this powerful Court Order in our “sledgehammer” 2003 case, with dire forebodings of all of the efforts that Washoe County will make to derail the payment of millions of dollars in reimbursements plus interest to the deserving taxpayers of Incline Village and Crystal Bay.  

When will the County “wake up and smell the coffee?” The Village League has won four out of four Nevada Supreme Court consecutive cases with unanimous decision. Why is the County still litigating about matters that they have already lost? Justice is delayed, but at what an enormous expense to the County.
     
While Washoe County dithers, the 6% interest, as awarded by the Court, on repayments as yet not issued, continues to compound at $12,000 per day.

How much more fiscal mismanagement can Washoe County afford?




BASIS OF THE DECISION

The latest Order to equalize that came from the Supreme Court is directly based on the fact that property taxes, paid on residential land located in the lakeside portion of Douglas County, are only one quarter to one half the dollar amount of taxes paid on parcels of the same value by Incline Village and Crystal Bay owners 

Additionally, the Village League has succeeded in getting land values lowered and overpaid taxes reimbursed to about 1200 of the 8700 IV/CB property owners. Why should the remaining taxpayers not receive the same relief? 

The Nevada Constitution guarantees that this unfairness will not happen!! Why does Washoe County continue to insist that it has rights that supersede those of the citizens?

Since the courts have ruled that illegal and unconstitutional methods were universally applied to everyone in IV/CB why does the County think that it should keep the excess taxes it collected?


ANSWERS?

The questions posed above should be asked of each of the Washoe County Commissioners as well the Washoe County Manager, Katy Simon.
 
Please take a few moments to let them know of your concerns.
Their contact information is:

Washoe County Commissioners
Phone: 775 328 2005
Fax: 775 328 2037
Mail: PO Box 11130, Reno, Nevada 89520
Email: http://www.co.washoe.nv.us/bcc/bios.html~com=52
Click : Email the Commissioner

Washoe County Manager: Katy Simon
Phone: 328 2000
Fax: 328 2037
Mail: 1001 E. 9th Street, Reno, Nevada 89512
Email: ksimon at washoecounty.us

Sincerely,

Maryanne  Ingemanson

Maryanne Ingemanson, President
Village League to Save Incline Assets
mingemanson at charter.net
www.NevadaPropertyTaxRevolt.org


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Village League to Save Incline Assets Board Members:
- Maryanne Ingemanson, President
- Dale Akers, Historian
-Les Barta, Law Research
- John Carney, Analyst
- Wayne Fischer, Webmaster
-Todd Lowe, Financial,
- Chuck Otto, Public Relations 


Village League to Save Incline Assets, Inc.
Non-Profit Corporation - FEIN 88-0399029
1165 Vivian Lane, Incline Village, NV 89451
Phone: 775-831-4011, Fax 775-831-0325

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