September 11, 2007...2:34 am
They Voted Yes. Here Come The Taxes
Oh boy, it didn’t take even 30 days!
According to the Charleston Daily Mail the Kanawha County Commission is seeking a reassessment of the taxes on the:
property that belongs to Tri-State Racetrack & Gaming Center in Nitro and all the land that surrounds it.
That’s pretty vague. A quick look at www.mapquest.com can show land that “surrounds” the dog-track for miles.
Now that property taxes in Nitro and Cross Lanes is being reassessed, shouldn’t be too long before the amount of personal property taxes increase also. That will be followed by a loud cry by the folks who live around there. Old people won’t be able to pay the taxes and will be forced to sell.
But they voted “yes”.
Nitro city officials already have shown an increased interest in property near the racetrack in light of the table games vote.
Get ready. Here it comes people. I tried to tell you. It won’t just be Nitro, it will be Charleston. And they are going to push to annex Cross Lanes. You think Danny Jones is going to let this get away. pshaw!
Carper said he believes the county will eventually benefit from the reassessment, even if there is a long wait.
“If anybody doesn’t think this is significant, then they are missing the boat on this one,” Carper said. “There’s gold in them there hills.”
Yep, and just like a politician he can’t wait to take it from you.
Welcome to West Virginia. Open for business. Bring money.
3 Comments
September 11, 2007 at 5:22 am
I believe they are changing the slogan to “Be prepared to be royally screwed.”
September 11, 2007 at 3:41 pm
Is this a unique occurrence or are property taxes commonly reassessed in the wake (or the promise) of major economic development? That’s not a pointed question, by the way, because I genuinely don’t know the answer. For example, after all the shops in the Southridge area went up, were the property taxes for that area reassessed?
September 11, 2007 at 3:48 pm
I don’t know red.
They built a high school within 1/2 mile of me. My real property taxes were reassessed, but it was part of an either state or county wide process being done at the time. I don’t think the reassessment was a direct result of the school.
We’re supposed to get a new, major superstore on the other side of that school within a year or so. I’ll try to pay attention to see if King Carper announces reassessment.
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