<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color:#ff0000;"><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="5"><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">NEW BONDS EQUALS NEW PROPERTY TAXES</span></font><br></div><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">ALERT:</span> #182<br><span style="font-weight: bold;">DATE:</span> October 18, 2008<br><span style="font-weight: bold;">TO:</span> Incline Village & Crystal Bay Property Owners<br><span style="font-weight: bold;">FROM:</span> Village League Tax Revolt Committee<br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dear Incline Village & Crystal Bay Property Tax Protesters,</span><br><br>The following <span style="font-weight: bold;">Opinion Guest Column</span> in yesterday’s Bonanza expresses a concern about the formation of the <span style="font-weight:
bold;">Town of Incline Village</span> that could result in an increase in your property taxes via the creation of new bonds used to acquire <span style="font-weight: bold;">“blighted”</span> property.<br><br>Best Regards,<br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Wayne Fischer,</span> Webmaster<br>Nevada Property Tax Revolt Web<br>www.NevadaPropertyTaxRevolt.org<br><br><font size="4"><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"></font><div style="text-align: center;"><font style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;" size="5"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">The idea to create the Town of Incline Village is terrifying</span></font><font size="3"><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"></font><font style="font-style: italic;" size="3"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">Bonanza Guest
Column, page A11, October 17, 2008, www.TahoeBonanza.com</span></font><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"></div><font size="4"><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-weight: bold;">By Maryanne Ingemanson</span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-weight: bold;">Special to the Bonanza</span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">At first, I was neutral about the proposed Town of Incline Village. However, I did notice that the only two items that were to be “improved” by incurring this risk were the addition of an “animal control” department and control over land
planning and zoning in Incline Village and Crystal Bay. As there is very little available land yet to be developed in our area it seemed a bit of overkill to hire a “senior planner” and staff to facilitate this function.</span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">One of the members of the Independent Incline committee, strenuously proposing this change from the IVGID, is a real estate developer. I surmised that the idea to create the town might be a benefit to his business.</span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">As the voting date drew ever closer I decided to learn more about this plan by attending the hearing sponsored by the Bonanza at The
Chateau on Tuesday Oct. 14, 2008.</span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">At the meeting, Incline resident John Mascarich, a proponent of the Town of Incline, used the word “blight” numerous times in his Power Point presentation. In the governmental and real estate worlds, the word “blight” signals the beginning of an “eminent domain” action against privately owned property in anticipation of area “redevelopment.”</span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">A Nevada “town” has the power to “eminent domain” property as well as to issue bonds for general improvement or for redevelopment. In order to implement the proposed
“master plan,” which has yet to be presented, the “town” will be able to re-zone areas (which re-zoning then becomes law), issue bonds to proceed to acquire those properties which stand in the way of the desired result and then proceed with an action to eminent domain the private land. Of course the taxpayers have to make the bond payments which become a lien against their parcels.</span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">The committee for the new “town” states that no new property taxes will be needed. How about bond payments?</span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">A tax by any other name…</span><br style="font-family: times new
roman,new york,times,serif;"><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">This proposal for a “town” could become an enormous land grab with an unlimited profit potential by a few savvy individuals, while changing Incline into another casino/hotel, timeshare-driven replica of a South Tahoe, Northstar or Squaw Valley type development.</span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">The presentation by the committee members promoting this move was slick, well-prepared and well-financed. Who is actually behind this effort?</span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">Below is
an email written by Ed Gurowitz, an advocate for Independent Incline, to other members of the “town” committee, with this single line.</span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">“For a cabal that is committed to advancing our own special interests, we’re not very well organized.”</span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">Webster’s dictionary defines a cabal as follows:</span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">• A small group of persons joined in a secret design or scheme.</span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span
style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">• A plot — a secret, usually evil project or scheme; conspiracy.</span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;">This proposed new “town” scheme is terrifying!</span><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"><br style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif;"></font><div style="text-align: right;"><font style="font-weight: bold;" size="3"><span style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-style: italic;">Maryanne Ingemanson is an Incline Village resident<br> and president of the Village League to Save Incline Assets.</span></font><br></div><br>---------------------------------<br><br><span style="font-weight: bold;">Village League to Save Incline Assets Board Members:</span><br>- <span
style="font-weight: bold;">Maryanne Ingemanson,</span> President<br>- <span style="font-weight: bold;">Dale Akers</span>, Historian<br>- <span style="font-weight: bold;">Les Barta,</span> Law Research<br>- <span style="font-weight: bold;">John Carney,</span> Analyst<br>- <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wayne Fischer,</span> Webmaster<br>- <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ted Harris,</span> Tax Revolt Committee Chairman<br>- <span style="font-weight: bold;">Todd Lowe</span>, Financial,<br>- <span style="font-weight: bold;">Chuck Otto</span>, Public Relations <br><br><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Village League to Save Incline Assets, Inc.</span><br></div>Non-Profit Corporation - FEIN 88-0399029<br>1165 Vivian Lane, Incline Village, NV 89451<br>Phone: 775-831-4011, Fax 775-831-0325<br>www.NevadaPropertyTaxRevolt.org<br><br># # #<br></div><br><br><br></div></div></body></html>