NPTR: Alert #223: A Must Read

[Wayne Fischer]

A MUST READ
 
ALERT:#223
DATE:November 15, 2009
TO:Incline Village & Crystal Bay Property Owners
FROM:Village League Tax Revolt Committee
 
Dear Incline Village & Crystal Bay Property Tax Protesters,
 
Chapter 3 of the series of articles being written by investigative reporter John Dougherty for the Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) was published just last week.  His subject is the property tax situation in the State of Nevada, with which we are all too familiar. This latest expose is a scorcher.
 
The third chapter: 
For more than a decade, Nevada tax panel breaks law
State continues in ‘dereliction’ of duties
 
John Dougherty
Thursday, November 5, 2009
CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Nevada Tax Commission has violated state law for more than 10 years by failing to issue a statutorily required tax-policy manual to ensure that the state's 17 county assessors uniformly and equally appraise property parcels across the state. ……….
 
To read the rest of the article, please click on the following link:
http://www.npri.org/publications/for-more-than-a-decade-nevada-tax-panel-breaks-law
 
 
The first chapter: 
Stage set for property tax showdown
Washoe County controversy only 'tip of the iceberg’
 
John Dougherty
Monday, October 5, 2009
RENO — The seven-year, no-holds-barred, legal battle between Washoe County and Lake Tahoe property owners will reach a crucial turning point Tuesday. ……….
 
To read the rest of the article, please click on the following link:
www.npri.org/publications/stage-set-for-property-tax-showdown
 
 
The second chapter:
The birth of a rebellion
Why Nevada’s property-tax system may soon crumble
 
John Dougherty
Thursday, October 29, 2009
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — A Washoe County property-tax revolt that has already won court orders for more than $20 million in refunds and threatens to implode the state's entire property-tax system began with a single phone call. ……….
 
To read the rest of the article, please click on the following link:
www.npri.org/publications/the-birth-of-a-rebellion
 
 
 
These articles factually and accurately depict what is going on in the Nevada tax world.  It is truly amazing reporting and well worth your while to keep up with the ongoing saga. We will send you another Alert as soon as Chapter 4 is issued.
 
 
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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