St. Louis County properties not added to tax rolls cost others money
March 10, 2012 at 7:00 pm in Duluth News Tribune
NEWS TRIBUNE INVESTIGATION: Hundreds of homes and businesses in St. Louis County went for years either off the tax rolls or significantly undervalued, a News Tribune investigation has found. Continue Reading
“An attempt by a former county official to have the problems investigated eight years ago went largely ignored by the St. Louis County Board and the State Department of Revenue, allowing the assessment errors to continue.”
And yet they seem so diligent in cutting back on staff, freezing wages and trying to slash worker benefits.
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“By 2004, Vidmar was responsible for appraising more than 10,000 parcels throughout the county. The reason he got so much business, said County Commissioner Mike Forsman, was simple: He charged less than the county.”
I guess this is one of those examples where outsourcing government work to contractors just doesn’t pay off in the long run.
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