There was only one speaker at Sugar Land’s last public hearing regarding the tax rate, and while the speaker does not live in the city, she owns two Sugar Land homes.
Nancy Hentschel, a New Territory resident, expressed concern that the city is “raising taxes in a time when our community and our nation are suffering some real economic setbacks.”
Sugar Land City Council will vote Nov. 3 on a tax rate of $0.30 per $100 of property value – the same tax rate as last year. The city was required to hold two public hearings on the tax rate because the effective tax rate was lower than last year’s tax rate.
The effective tax rate is the amount of tax a city has to levy in order to generate the same amount of revenue as the previous year. Generally, when property values increase the effective tax rate decreases, which was the case in Sugar Land, with an effective tax rate this year of a little more than $0.29.
A resident with the average residential value of $255,557 and a 7 percent homestead exemption will see a 2009 tax bill of $766.67, an increase of $35.54 compared to the average 2008 tax bill of $731.13, which is based on the average value of $243,710 and a 7 percent homestead exemption.
Hentschel also spoke about rising homeowner association dues.
“…We have a problem, and raising taxes and raising annual dues for 80 percent of the people who live here…this is hurting people,” said Hentschel. “It may only hurt 10 percent of the people dramatically, but it is hurting people. It’s not a neighborly thing to do and it’s also not an economically intelligent thing to do.”
26. October 2009 at 7:24 pm
Our taxes are increasing at a fiscally foolish time. Higher property taxes during a time of economic contraction will cause a downward spiral until everyone is involved in the collapsing vortex. Megamouth is like people at the back of the train laughing at the head-on collision of the front of his own train. “We’re all in this thing together whether you have felt it or not, yet.
26. October 2009 at 6:52 pm
finally the rant
feel better whineyboy?
26. October 2009 at 4:25 pm
Looks like charlie still thinks defending tax, borrow and spending increases across the board is fiscally conservative again. I guess we will have to send him back to poli-sci and basic econ 101 again.
Here is my favorite by one of charlies crony-vendor defender boyz and what the S&P thinks of his financial mgmt of MC:
The S&P report stated: “In our view, the city’s high overlapping tax rates, combined with high overall debt burden from the overlapping school district and many inside-city municipal utility districts (MUDs), preclude a higher rating.”
The report noted that the city’s tax base was expanding and diversifying, and that its tax rate was “stable,” but that the overall tax burden can be “well in excess of $3.70 in some parts of the city.” – Houston Chronicle
Too bad that keeps Owen’s bond rating lower than SLs and keeps them paying more on their borrowed money (AA-)….
PS-keep paying those tax increases charlie-boy for those fat-cat vendors and their bottom land bought at above market prices. You know the ones that contribute to your mayor and several other edc-backed politicians on that council that keep pushing that rate up…..hahaha
26. October 2009 at 3:51 pm
uh oh our liberal has his panties in a wad again
26. October 2009 at 3:03 pm
…And “corpocrat” charlie (wadefishin/johnbernardbooks/ftbendconman–no-bid government vendor feeder) continues to make-up quotes about other posters that have never existed, but that is his M.O……
Like this one:
“FtBendConservative says: September 4th, 2009 at 8:36 pm (#) SillyAnthony don’t you have some little old ladies to kneecap? –which is a direct quote from a FAKE conservative.
PS No charlie, corporate vendor feeding of our taxes is not conservative dummy…hahaha
26. October 2009 at 12:49 pm
once again the troll demonstrates he has no idea what a fiscal conservative is.
I loved it when he proudly announced to the world “I’m a progressive”…….hahaha what?
26. October 2009 at 12:04 pm
I don’t live in a trailer and my name is not Charlie, moron. Are you ever right about anything?
26. October 2009 at 11:45 am
I see charlie (singular) is still vomiting on the thread. Amazing what a neocon corpocrat will do to defend his cronyz free-ride while the rest of us pay and pay and pay for it.
PS You know charlie, you just stay home and others will go out and fight the tax battles without you. Besides trailer renters don’t pay property taxes as you already know AH. hahaha
cor·poc·ra·cy (kôr-pŏk’rə-sē)
n. pl. cor·poc·ra·cies
A society dominated politically and economically by large corporations.
PPS Nope fiscal and constitutional conservatism, free markets and democracy is not corpocracy….lol
26. October 2009 at 11:23 am
What he needs to realize is this forum isn’t his personal soap box to step up on and whine about taxes of other towns just because he has a vendetta and love to read his own writing.
26. October 2009 at 11:14 am
“If he doesn’t let’s all e-mail the site admins”
when you said “lets all” did you mean other posters or did you mean your pseudos?
26. October 2009 at 11:05 am
If you think FBC’s taxes are too high, move.
26. October 2009 at 11:04 am
HAHA The resident troll is going to tell on me!? OH NOOOO! haha
26. October 2009 at 11:02 am
so SillytrollAnthony if you
worship Obama
love single payer in spite of the $trillion$ price tag
and you dont WANT to pay taxes for services, you’re a fiscal conservative?
SillyTrollAnthony has claimed to be a progressive
then a conservative
now a fiscal conservative but a social liberal
I’m just saying SillyTrollAnthony has no idea what a conservative is.
26. October 2009 at 10:49 am
I see our “village idiot liberal tax, borrow and spender government vendor defender-toadie” is still vomiting on the threads. Someone e-mail me when he decides to stop. If he doesn’t let’s all e-mail the site admins and let them know the is hogging the blog as is his neocon norm.
Now to get this back on topic:
Tax Foundation Study Again Hits Fort Bend County Hard For High Property Taxes
January 29th, 2009 | by Bob Dunn
…Fort Bend County has fared poorly in Tax Foundation studies for the past several years.
Almost two years ago to the day, the foundation released Census data showing Fort Bend at No. 5 on a similar list ranking property taxes as a percentage of median home value, based on 2006 data.
And using just 2007 data, Fort Bend ranked No. 8 on the same list, showing median property taxes of $4,229 paid on a median home value of $168,800 – equaling about 2.5% of that home’s value….
–Yes it would appear that the speaker was right on target as were all those who filed RECORD tax protests with the CAD this year……
26. October 2009 at 10:35 am
No one is getting paid to expose your constant lies. I do it for free. 8^)
26. October 2009 at 10:34 am
Assumptions? It’s right there in black and white. They raised taxes, unlike SL. IF you think you’re being taxed too much in
FBC, move. Whining on an internet messageboard does absolutely 0 good.
26. October 2009 at 10:30 am
Once again talking out his bottom Patriot. Making assumptions about what others are or are not paying in taxes rather than addressing the article and the generally accepted view that we are one of the most highly taxed counties in TX per median home value.
I know, it doesn’t serve his no-bid vendor bosses who pay him to sit in here and disrupt these threads.
26. October 2009 at 10:20 am
They DID raise theirs this year. Why do you only whine about SL and MC?
26. October 2009 at 10:19 am
Charlie? Who’s that?
You should be concerned with the tax rate in your town. WOW! Talk about HIGH!
26. October 2009 at 10:16 am
Now charlie, our lone-bid vendor feeding tax-borrow-spend troll, reverts to his previous pattern of spamming the site to stop any legit conversation. I think they call it diarrhea mouth…..hahaha
26. October 2009 at 10:12 am
What’s with the Jane L anyway? Do you secretly want to be a woman? YUK