Americans Staged a Property Tax Revolt on Election Day - The Wall Street Journal.

[RON LAUTZENHEISER]

I thought you would be interested in the following story from The Wall Street Journal.

Americans Staged a Property Tax Revolt on Election Day

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Ron Lautzenheiser

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[Bob Overbeck]

Good morning Ron,

Thank you for sharing the article, I saw it the other day and appreciate you sending it to me.  I'm not surprised by all these various initiatives, some states needed to fix gaps in their system. Colorado went through its tax reform process this summer at the capital, but not at the ballot box.  I'm glad state lawmakers in Colorado came together this year to cut property taxes and give a type of portability option on the senior exemption for those who moved within the state and lost it, far back as 2020.  In 2021, I was an early supporter of granting a portability option for the senior exemption.  Last week, voters in the state supported Amendment G, allowing more veterans with a disability to qualify for the Veterans Exemption. It's nice we still look for ways to say thank you and give support and appreciation to our veterans.  Latest numbers have Colorado, being the third lowest on property taxes in the country.  https://www.rocketmortgage.com/learn/property-taxes-by-state

Happy Veterans Day!

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Sincerely,

Bob Overbeck

Assessor

	Bob Overbeck Assessor
	Office of the Assessor 200 W Oak St | 2nd Floor PO Box 1190, Fort Collins, CO 80522-1190 W: (970) 498-7050  C: (970) 732-0043  www.larimer.org

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On Nov 11, 2024, at 12:05 PM, John Kefalas <kefa...@co.larimer.co.us> wrote:



Hello Ron,

Thank you for sending the interesting WSJ article, which I've read and saved for future reference. There are pros and cons to the property tax measures described in the article, and in Colorado we shall see how effective the annual 5.5% property tax revue cap will be, and I am glad that the voters approved the homestead property tax exemption to another class of veterans. Happy Veterans Day. Be well and had fun distributing coats and boots at Putnam Elementary last week.

	John Kefalas (he/him) County Commissioner, District 1
	Commissioners' Office

200 W Oak St | 2nd Floor PO Box 1190, Fort Collins, CO 80522-1190

W: (970) 498-7001 Cell:  (720) 254-7598 jkef...@larimer.org | www.larimer.org

On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 8:59 AM RON LAUTZENHEISER <rkl...@msn.com> wrote:

[RON LAUTZENHEISER]

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Ron Lautzenheiser

970-214-1275 

Rkl...@msn.com

On Nov 11, 2024, at 12:05 PM, John Kefalas <kefa...@co.larimer.co.us> wrote:



Hello Ron,

Thank you for sending the interesting WSJ article, which I've read and saved for future reference. There are pros and cons to the property tax measures described in the article, and in Colorado we shall see how effective the annual 5.5% property tax revue cap will be, and I am glad that the voters approved the homestead property tax exemption to another class of veterans. Happy Veterans Day. Be well and had fun distributing coats and boots at Putnam Elementary last week.

	John Kefalas (he/him) County Commissioner, District 1
	Commissioners' Office 200 W Oak St | 2nd Floor PO Box 1190, Fort Collins, CO 80522-1190 W: (970) 498-7001 Cell:  (720) 254-7598 jkef...@larimer.org | www.larimer.org

On Mon, Nov 11, 2024 at 8:59 AM RON LAUTZENHEISER <rkl...@msn.com> wrote: