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<div align="center"><font size=6 color="#FF0000"><b>WHAT DOES THIS LETTER
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ALERT: #121<br>
DATE: February 8, 2007<br>
TO: Incline Village & Crystal Bay Property Owners<br>
FROM: Village League Tax Revolt Committee<br><br>
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<b>Dear Fellow Taxpayers,<br><br>
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No. Not this <b>Alert </b>letter, but the letter that all of us
received from the County advising us that our “hearings” before the
County Board of Equalization are scheduled for three days, the
first of which is February 16, 2007.<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>The
Village League has engaged the services of Attorney Suellen Fulstone to
represent our entire group of nearly 1000 Petitioners.
Additionally, we filed a class-petition action for all of the property
owners in the Incline Village and Crystal Bay area. None of you have to
personally appear at the hearings, nor do you have to submit any more
data regarding the Petition that you filed or about your property.
<font size=4 color="#FF0000">Isn't <b>that </b>a relief? The
Village League has you covered!!<br><br>
</font><x-tab> </x-tab>We
anticipate, whether we win or lose at the County Board, that all of these
cases will be appealed to the State Board of Equalization, either by the
Village League if we are unsuccessful or by the Washoe County Assessor if
we are successful.<br><br>
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<div align="center"><font size=5 color="#FF0000"><b>WHY HAVE WE NOT
RECEIVED OUR REFUNDS?<br><br>
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<x-tab> </x-tab>As Ordered
by the Supreme Court, the Washoe County Assessor’s office rolled back all
of the 2006-2007 residential property taxes in the IV/CB area to the
values assessed in the tax year 2002-2003. However, the Washoe
County Treasurer was told by the Washoe County District Attorney NOT to
process any of the refunds plus interest that are due the IV/CB
taxpayers.<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>The
Assessor is attempting to have the State Board of Equalization somehow
interfere with the Supreme Court ruling! Nevada law only allows the
State Board to hear tax appeals until October 1 of each tax year, after
which the State Board loses jurisdiction. <br>
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<x-tab> </x-tab>As the
State Board purposefully heard NONE of the IV/CB property tax cases that
were appealed by the Washoe County Assessor in 2006, they have no power
to hear or reverse the County Board decisions a year later.
<font size=4 color="#FF0000">This is yet another matter that will have to
be resolved by a court action. <br><br>
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</font><div align="center"><font size=5 color="#FF0000"><b>WHEN WILL THIS
END?<br><br>
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<x-tab> </x-tab>That is
the question that all of us are asking ourselves. Washoe County has
stated that they are going to fight us on every case and on every
detail. We are ready and willing to do battle.
<font size=4 color="#FF0000">Yes, it IS wearing and costly. But,
that is what they are counting on. The only way that they can win
is to wear us out. The law is on our side</font>.<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>By the end
of next week, we will have four continuing lawsuits in the District
Courts and another case in the Supreme Court, plus the County Board and
State Boards of Equalization hearings and Tax Commission hearings.
All of that, in addition to attempting to get our Bills passed through
the Legislature.<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>There
really is an enormous amount of work to be done by our attorneys and our
own Board members. All of us truly appreciate any support that you
can give us.<br><br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>The rest
of this month is going to be incredibly busy, but we will try to keep you
informed as things progress. Keep us in your thoughts on February
16, 20, 21, and 23. We will be doing our best.
<font size=4 color="#FF0000">As Bill O’Reilly says on FOX NEWS – “We are
looking out for you!”<br><br>
<br>
</font>Sincerely,<br><br>
<b>Maryanne Ingemanson</b>, President<br><br>
<b>Village League to Save Incline Assets Board Members:<br>
Maryanne Ingemanson,</b> President, <b>Ted Harris</b>, Tax Revolt
Committee Chairman,<br>
<b>Les Barta,</b> Law Research, <b>John Carney,</b> Analyst, <b>Wayne
Fischer,</b> Webmaster, <br>
<b>Todd Lowe,</b> Financial Analyst, <b>Dale Akers,</b> Historian, and
<b>Chuck Otto,</b> Public Relations<br><br>
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<div align="center"><b>Village League to Save Incline Assets, Inc</b>.
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- an approved non-profit organization<br>
FEIN 88-0399029<br>
1165 Vivian Lane - Incline Village, Nevada 89451<br>
telephone: 775-831-4011, fax: 775-831-0325<br>
Email: mingemanson@charter.net<br>
<a href="http://www.nevadapropertytaxrevolt.org/" eudora="autourl">
www.NevadaPropertyTaxRevolt.org<br><br>
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