Enough is Enough!! I am sick and tired of this!!
My property taxes went up 16.3% from 2004 to 2005!! How in the world could that happen? The mill levie increase was only 7.5% which is ridiculous too!!. I have talked to many other people who are complaining about theirs going up 5%, or 7%, even talked to one guy that said his went up 9%, But 16.3%??? That is insane! I have done nothing to my house in over three years and even then, I only added paint and a new roof. At this rate of 16.3% compounded yearly, my house will have doubled in value in 5 years according to Ford County Appraisal office. What is going on with them folks in the appraisal office?
Why are people getting the hell out of Dodge? I'll tell you why. Ford County ranks 2nd in the HIGHEST property tax rate in the entire state of Kansas, second only to Johnson County (Kansas City) which has the highest per capita population. Now that alone ought to outrage everyone in this town!!
http://www.ksrevenue.org/pvdstatistics.htm
Why are our taxes so high? Because our elected officials love spending taxpayer money on stupid things like racetracks, ballparks, and other stuff that ends up failing because of mismanagement and poor planning. We think we have to compete with all the neighboring towns. Now we want to build yet another school on 6th and Ross and a new water-park. When will this end? We don't have the money, I say!! You'd think our elected officials would be just a little embarrassed by our mill levie and our ranking in the top two of entire state.
What happened to living within your means? I mean really, they have no budget to confine them, they just keep passing the increases onto the tax payers.
Well I for one have had enough! I am going to take a stand. I suggest we all dispute our taxes this year. I am. There is a form down at the Ford County Appraisals office where you can appeal them if you think they are two high.
It's only going to get worse folks, because not enough people are taking a stand against it.
You can look up anyone in Ford County's taxes at this link:
http://www.ford.kansasgov.com/tax/
Elected Officials take notice, I for one am voting to
fire you all next election for allowing this to happen.
16.3%- gimme a friggin break!!!