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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 24pt">ARRIVAL OF CHRISTMAS POSTCARDS</SPAN></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">ALERT:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'"> #226</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">DATE:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'"> December 10, 2009</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">TO:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'"> Incline Village & Crystal Bay Property Owners</SPAN></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">FROM:</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'"> Village League Tax Revolt Committee</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">Dear Incline Village & Crystal Bay Property Tax Protesters,</SPAN></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">The question most often asked after taxpayers review their new assessed property values on the Christmas Postcard from the Washoe County Assessor is:<SPAN> </SPAN><B>Why are my taxes continuing to rise when the value of my property is declining? </B></SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">The short answer is Assembly Bill 489 which was passed in the 2005 Legislature Session. This statute, allows an increase in actual taxes of only 3% or 8% per year more than the taxes paid the previous year. For most properties the base rate for the annual increase was the amount of property tax paid in the 2004-2005 tax year. Until the actual taxes due become less than what was paid in a prior year they will continue to increase.</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">The Village League cannot change the law or change the tax rate set by the County, but we have seen the Assessor reduce land values in the Incline Village/Crystal Bay area by approximately 35% since the 2008-2009 tax year.</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">And Washoe County has been ordered to <SPAN style="COLOR: red"><STRONG><FONT size=4>PAY</FONT></STRONG></SPAN> 2006 tax year refunds plus 6% interest to every residential property owner in Incline Village and Crystal Bay. As a result of Judge Adams' powerful Order, the Tax Cap base rate will be lowered to the 2002-2003 tax year. That will reduce the 3% or 8% annual increase for all of the years after 2006. </SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">Those refunds are not going away and the County is increasing the amount they owe the property owners by an annualized 6% each and every day that they delay issuing the checks.</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">Meanwhile, the Assessor continues to use the same methods to assess our properties that the Supreme Court ruled illegal.</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">The recent articles that the Nevada Policy Research Institute (NPRI) has published have certainly added credibility to the ongoing seven year battle of the Village League. Our efforts have been justified by the press and the courts’ decisions.</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">All necessary legal actions have been filed by Attorney Suellen Fulstone.</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">No new Petitions for Appeal will be initiated by the Village League for the tax year 2010-2011. </SPAN></B></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">If individual taxpayers wish to file personal appeals, the new Petition for Appeal form must be obtained by contacting the Washoe County Assessor’s office.</SPAN></P>
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<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">Our best wishes for a very </SPAN><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: #00b050; FONT-SIZE: 14pt">MERRY CHRISTMAS,</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> </SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">and a</SPAN><B><SPAN style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'; COLOR: red; FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> HAPPY NEW YEAR.</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'"></SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">Sincerely,</SPAN></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'"><SPAN> </SPAN>Maryanne Ingemanson</SPAN></I></B></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">Maryanne Ingemanson,</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'"> President</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">Village League to Save Incline Assets</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN><A href="mailto:mingemanson@charter.net" rel=nofollow target=_blank ymailto="mailto:mingemanson@charter.net"><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'"><FONT color=#0000ff>mingemanson@charter.net</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><SPAN><A href="http://www.nevadapropertytaxrevolt.org/" rel=nofollow target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'"><FONT color=#0000ff>www.NevadaPropertyTaxRevolt.org</FONT></SPAN></A></SPAN><B><I><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'"></SPAN></I></B></P>
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<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">Village League to Save Incline Assets Board Members:</SPAN></B></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">- Maryanne Ingemanson,</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'"> President</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">- Dale Akers</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">, Historian</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">- Les Barta,</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'"> Law Research</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">- John Carney,</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'"> Analyst</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">- Wayne Fischer</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">, Webmaster</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">- Todd Lowe</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">, Financial,</SPAN></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">- Chuck Otto</SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">, Public Relations </SPAN></P>
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<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class=MsoNormal align=center><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'">Village League to Save Incline Assets, Inc.<BR></SPAN></B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial', 'sans-serif'" lang=FR>Non-Profit Corporation - FEIN 88-0399029<BR>1165 Vivian Lane, Incline Village, NV 89451<BR>Phone: 775-831-4011, Fax 775-831-0325</SPAN></P>
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