MOHAVE COUNTY – Mohave County officials continue to measure public support for a proposal to reduce the primary property tax, but collect roughly the same amount of revenue by increasing the sales tax by one quarter cent. Supervisors Jean Bishop and Travis Lingenfelter invite interested citizens to a Wednesday town hall that will provide information and opportunity to pose questions.
Adoption of the tax reform package requires unanimous support from the five-member board.
County Finance Director Coral Loyd and Assessor Jeanne Kentch will be on hand for the town hall in the Board of Supervisors Auditorium in the Administration building on Beale St. It starts at 5:00 p.m. Wednesday.
Dave Hawkins
The only people that this property tax break — replaced by a sales tax — are the wealthiest people in the county who have the most expensive properties — and probably spend much of the year spending their money in other states.
The people that it will hurt the most are those with low incomes, including seniors on Social Security, and families that can’t afford to buy a home, and thus rent from landlords who will reap a windfall without passing anything on to their tenants.
And because this is a stupid idea that favors the wealthy while hurting working class families and seniors, I expect it to become a reality. This is, after all, Mohave County.