Property Tax – TheMinotVoice.com

Who is eligible for the primary care residence property tax relief?

by: MinotVoice | December 18, 2024

As the hustle of the holidays winds down, it’s time to turn an eye toward taxes—especially if you’re a homeowner in North Dakota. There’s a financial breather available: the primary residence credit, potentially trimming up to $500 from your property tax bill. This initiative, launched by the state legislature, aims to ease the property tax

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Compare Minot: Moorhead City Council approves 2025 budget with 5% tax hike

by: MinotVoice | December 10, 2024

Minot is not the only town with property taxes. We’re not the only place where they occasionally go up, too. Moorhead’s City Council has laid down the blueprint for 2025 with a $142 million budget, preparing for a modest bump in property taxes. With a revised tax levy, expect a 4.99% increase in property taxes,

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Election ‘Pot’pourri

by: Jim Maxson | November 13, 2024

One of my favorite quotes is from 1966 when longtime California state senator Dick Tuck was defeated. His comment to the media was, “The people have spoken, the bastards.” At my age, having been on both losing political teams and winning political teams, I prefer a more gracious approach. On a more cynical note, however,

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City of Minot Requests Land Purchase for Public Works Expansion

by: Josh Wolsky | July 1, 2024

The City of Minot Public Works Department is requesting City Council approve purchase of 7.5 acres of land immediately East and adjacent to the existing Public Works complex in Southeast Minot. The item is on tonight’s City Council agenda, and the request is for a budget amendment and purchase agreement approval in the amount of

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Candidate Questionnaire: Sell Minot!

by: MinotVoice | June 2, 2024

A 28-year-old female medical doctor, finishing her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology, has three job offers of equal pay and professional environments: Minot, Duluth, and Billings.

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Candidate Questionnaire: The Property Tax Hero?

by: MinotVoice | June 2, 2024

Suspend reality for a moment. Instead of the office you are seeking, imagine you are elected Dictator of Minot for a 15-year term.

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Candidate Questionnaire: Levy Taxes or Lobby the Legislature?

by: MinotVoice | June 2, 2024

How do you vote on the Resolution Against Losing Local Control?

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The Real Results of Proposed Property Tax Reforms?

by: Jim Maxson | January 6, 2024

The many questions I have asked about the elimination of real estate taxes have not been answered. There are more which were not included in a prior article. Minot has a high percentage of sales tax revenue for obvious reasons. Thanks to the grace of God and industrious citizens, Minot is the regional center for

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This is a Flawed Location for a Transit Center; We Can Do Better!

by: Josh Wolsky | December 18, 2023

At tonight’s City Council meeting, the Council will take up the proposed location of a downtown transit center. If you’re not familiar with that idea, that’s a central hub to which all the public transportation routes eventually return. It’s basically a start, and end, and a transfer station to other routes. The location proposed by

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Weighing In for the Battle for Local Control

by: Jim Maxson | November 27, 2023

In 2024, North Dakota voters will probably vote whether or not to eliminate real estate property taxes. It looks like it will be a proxy war between the obvious factions within the North Dakota Republican party. Republicans in recent history have comprised roughly 75% of North Dakota voters. Is the Republican party still the party

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State Increase of Education Funding Advances in Senate

by: Josh Wolsky | February 16, 2023

Property taxes are a regular topic at the legislature, and the 2023 session is no different. Yesterday, the Senate advanced two bills that would would hit your property tax bill if successful. Senate Bill 2066 increases the state’s portion of funding K-12 education; it would reduce your school taxes by approximately 16%. And Senate Bill

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ND House Passes Bill Raising Property Taxes For Everyone But Non Profits

by: Josh Wolsky | February 9, 2023

The ND House passed HB 1438 by a vote of 55-38. The bill extends property tax exemptions for non profit organizations. If passed by the Senate and signed by the Governor, the law will allow non-profit organizations to acquire tracts of land up to 50 acres in size and hold them tax-free for up to

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Want to give property owners some relief? Give the firefighters back their full funding

by: Josh Wolsky | February 3, 2023

There’s lots of talk about how the state can help reduce local property taxes, but they’re usually just shell games that involve taking money from one place and giving it in another. Rob Port argues that’s a great place to start, only in this instance, we should start by talking money originally meant to support

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Property tax frustrations prompt legislative bills

by: Josh Wolsky | February 3, 2023

Property taxes are an annual challenge for home owners; they’re a biannual challenge for legislator. Minot Representative Larry Bellew is among those who regularly bring the issue back to the legislature; this year the bill was the same as in the past — restrict local jurisdictions from raising their levies by more than 5% without

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Minot Legislator Proposes Property Tax Credit for Older Residents

by: Josh Wolsky | January 22, 2023

It’s impossible to have a legislative session without talking about taxes, and the 2023 session is no exception. It’s always a question of who should pay and how much. And this session, a couple of bills related to property taxes propose for older residents to pay less; one of them is sponsored by Minot Representative

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North Dakota lawmakers weigh income, property tax cut bills

by: Josh Wolsky | January 12, 2023

The State of North Dakota’s budget surplus is among the reasons Governor Burgum and legislators are signaling tax relief, but there’s no consensus yet on what it should look like. Jack Dura and Jeremy Turley, in a joint news story between The Bismarck Tribune and Forum News Services, have the details on the property tax

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