Comments on: Tax Foundation Study Again Hits Fort Bend County Hard For High Property Taxes

By: JohnBernard.Books

JohnBernard.Books — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 21:19:15 +0000

I’m happy I can aford to live in MC one of the top places to live in the US….

By: Kat_Princess

Kat_Princess — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:14:14 +0000

Appealing local appraisal boards?

All but barely, it’s just fiscally draining any which way ya play it. I wish my golfin’ buddy was here, he’d give ya a piece of his mind on that, but unfortunately other things worthy to attend to are sadly more pressing….although I’ve never protested, I’ll leave that all up to you. Fore now–good luck!

By: JohnBernard.Books

JohnBernard.Books — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:19:09 +0000

“even when we can no longer aford the free ride (corporate welfare).”…..hahaha “aford a freeride……btw how is ol’ MNR?

By: DosCentavos

DosCentavos — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 12:30:08 +0000

The tax burden for Fort Bend taxpayers is worsened by the MUDs, LIDs, and for MoCity taxpayers, a Golf Course which will cause the taxbase strapped MoCity Government to increase City taxes for years to come. The situation in Missouri City is interesting. Residents have swallowed the malarkey that the City can afford two Golf Courses and acres of parkland without increasing property taxes. In the face of an increasing recession, MoCity’s budget will become tighter and taxes will go higher and for what purpose? – so non/MoCity residents can pay cheap green fees and play golf… Justice and fairness in MoCity is whatever the Mayor wants it to be.

By: Kampf

Kampf — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:21:16 +0000

Dos, factually, aos -over the last few years we have seen record property tax increases even with a down economy. Last year a record number of appeals was filed with our local appraisal board. The board members are selected by the local taxing entities. With their obligation being to those administrators and boards, who do you think they are going to side with? What’s really amazing is that they hire lobbyist for most of this entities to oppose appraisal and rate caps, which hurt all of us. Keep speaking up. The public needs to know how the system is stacked and how we are misled by a few sheeple for the special interest who feed at the taxpayers trough, even when we can no longer aford the free ride (corporate welfare).

By: Kat_Princess

Kat_Princess — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 14:25:00 +0000

Ha, maybe Kampf should board a plane to visit DC? It’s of my personal knowledge (if one is not an honorable elected official) that it’s the narcisstic altitudes, that taxes high on your nerves…

I would love ya to spin that to your tax advantage, but as they say that’s life! You play to pay for what you make it worth…

By: Kampf

Kampf — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 13:09:39 +0000

Good point dos, but don’t count on any support from most of our local elected officials. They need to be one of the most highly taxed communities in Texas and the US to keep their budget coffers full of our money.

By: JohnBernard.Books

JohnBernard.Books — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:49:59 +0000

who would have thought change meant higher taxes….doncha just love it?

By: Kat_Princess

Kat_Princess — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:30:41 +0000

I, stand quite disappointed to the fact that my Community ETJ appears “factually too expensive” to acquire until the year 2018? Exclusions to voting in propositional ammendments and political positions, were of course the first thought to register within my mind.

Several years prior, upon my attendance to Sugar Land City Council — I indeed had been following my HOA Board through the inquiry process as well, via the SLCC Minutes. So with being woefully said…I”‘m at a loss”. Kinda makes ya wander why we just don’t move into the SL City limits, because in keeping up with my fiscal researching abilities, it seems the City Manager & Council has being doing a fine job keeping the taxes at the present percentage.

By: Factually Speaking

Factually Speaking — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 12:14:26 +0000

Our present economic woes tend to make an increase in taxes or bonuses and raises in general as not being in tune with the plight of the people.

By: DosCentavos

DosCentavos — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 11:34:35 +0000

I think its time for a good old fashioned taxpayer revolt to protest high taxes. Let’s start with Missouri City residents (52 cents per $100 valuation) that have to pay more than Stafford (no City taxes) and Sugar Land residents (30 cents per $100). Missouri City has raised taxes for the past two years and will raise them for at least the next two years to pay for golf course losses and green fees.