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• Spokane City Council OKs property tax hike

  Nov. 20, 2013 in City on Page A1 Remember last year’s no-new-taxes approach to drafting Spokane’s city budget? Looks like the new one will make up for it. 137

• Chief addresses response to Best Road fire

  Nov. 14, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V2 Spokane Valley Fire Chief Bryan Collins reported on his efforts to quell concerns from neighbors upset about the response time to a recent fire during Monday’s fire commissioner meeting. The …

• Spokane Valley council won’t back tax to help move homes near Fairchild

  Oct. 31, 2013 in City on Page A1 The Spokane Valley City Council won’t support a new tax to move homes out of Fairchild Air Force Base’s crash zone, saying county commissioners should have tried harder to find … 17

• Spokane Valley Council continues no tax stance

  Oct. 24, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane Valley City Council approved a flat property tax for 2014 Tuesday night, but not without some dissent from Councilman Ben Wick. Wick said he was concerned that the …

• Bill says property tax penalties are unneeded

  Feb. 15, 2013 in City on Page A5 Spokane County Treasurer Rob Chase believes that the penalties and interest charged on delinquent property taxes are just too high. Under state law, late taxes are penalized 3 percent after … 13

• Jobs stymie budget action

  Nov. 13, 2012 in City on Page A5 Spokane Mayor David Condon’s plan to approve a budget without increasing property taxes is on hold as the City Council struggles with further cuts to police and fire services. The … 6

• GOP leaders wary of Idaho getting help on indigent care costs

  Sept. 9, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Every Tuesday morning at 9, they file in, some crying, some defiant – all with big medical bills they can’t pay, pleading with Kootenai County commissioners for help. “It’s at … 10

• Half of county property tax bill due April 30

  April 12, 2012 in City on Page A6 Spokane County property owners are being reminded that half of their 2012 property tax bill is due at the county treasurer’s office by April 30. Payments made by mail must … 1

• More seeking property tax exemptions

  Feb. 5, 2012 in City on Page B1 When Rose Fanger reached retirement age, the Spokane resident began looking for ways to save. “It’s scary going on a fixed income,” she said. 22

• Ruling reduces Providence property tax bill by about one-third

  Feb. 5, 2012 in City on Page B1 Providence Health Care is shaving $550,000 from its Spokane property tax bill each year as nonprofit hospitals across the state take advantage of a court ruling that extended them new … 8

• District says group’s flier exaggerates levy request

  April 10, 2011 in City on Page B1 Along with a ballot, residents of the Orchard Prairie School District may have found a bright yellow flier in their mailboxes recently urging them to vote “no” on an upcoming … 6

• City-owned warehouse seen as ideal for regional animal shelter

  Feb. 20, 2011 in City on Page B1 A regional task force believes it has found the perfect site for a new animal-control shelter if not a way to pay for it. Numerous questions remain unanswered, but Spokane … 19

• Verner urges council to reject library-only tax

  Feb. 13, 2011 in City on Page B1 A proposal to ask voters for a library tax appears unlikely to make the ballot after Mayor Mary Verner and her staff urged council members last week to consider a … 47

• Council approves 1 percent property tax increase levy

  Nov. 18, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V5 During a sometimes heated meeting before a packed chamber Tuesday night, the Liberty Lake City Council passed by a 5-1 vote a 1 percent property tax increase levy. The levy …

• District 4 puts levy at same level as one it replaces

  Oct. 21, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page N4 Spokane County District No. 4 fire commissioners are taking a conservative approach in asking for renewal of the district’s six-year property tax levy for emergency medical services. State law allows …

• Idaho homeowners exemptions to decrease

  Sept. 28, 2010 in Idaho Many Idaho homeowners will be getting a smaller tax break on their primary residences come 2011, but it doesn’t necessarily mean their property tax bills will go up.

• Caldwell: I-1098 is not a business-friendly tax option

  Sept. 12, 2010 in Business on Page E1 Nobody out here in Eastern Washington likes to admit it, but King County is the great trough from which most of the rest of us feed. Initiative 1098 is a … 11

• Allred’s tax reform role attacked

  Sept. 3, 2010 in City on Page A8 BOISE – Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keith Allred in 2006 played a major part in boosting a tax break for Idaho homeowners that’s reduced their annual payments, despite a Republican attack …

• Tax cut sends message, council members say

  Sept. 2, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Several Spokane Valley City Council members have been making a big deal out of a proposal to lower the 2011 property tax rate by 1 percent. What has been left … 1

• Voters approve technical campus on Rathdrum Prairie

  Aug. 25, 2010 in City on Page A1 Voters in three North Idaho school districts Tuesday said yes to a levy that will raise property taxes for two years to build a $9.5 million professional-technical high school on …

• Vote is Tuesday on Rathdrum Prairie trade school levy

  Aug. 23, 2010 in Idaho on Page A6 Voters in the Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls and Lakeland school districts will go to the polls Tuesday to decide whether to pay more property taxes for two years to build …

• With voter approval, campus would provide technical training

  Aug. 10, 2010 in City on Page A1 Voters in the Coeur d’Alene, Post Falls and Lakeland school districts will go to the polls Aug. 24 to decide whether they’ll pay for the $9.5 million construction of a … 2

• Childhood learning tax qualifies for ballot

  July 20, 2010 in City on Page A5 A property tax to raise money for early childhood learning, abuse prevention, treatment and other programs to help lower the dropout rate will likely be on the ballot in November. 2

• CdA Tribe protests appeal of land trust application

  July 9, 2010 in Idaho The Coeur d’Alene Tribe of Indians is outraged that Kootenai County commissioners appealed the federal Bureau of Indian Affairs’ decision to place about 140 acres of tribal land under trust … 2

• Editorial: Low property values easier to weather than volatility

  June 8, 2010 in Opinion on Page A9 Not long ago, soaring property values in North Idaho had many homeowners jittery, especially those on fixed incomes. Their net worth was increasing handsomely, but so were their property taxes. …

• Kootenai County assessed values down for third year

  June 2, 2010 in City on Page A5 The net taxable value of Kootenai County declined in 2010 for the third straight year, following a huge spike in value from 2005 to 2007. The value peaked in 2007 … 1

• Kootenai County property values decline again

  June 1, 2010 in Idaho The net taxable value of Kootenai County declined in 2010 for the third straight year, following a huge spike in value from 2005 to 2007. 1

• Office to stay late for property taxes

  April 29, 2010 in City The Spokane County treasurer’s office will restore normal office hours April 29 and 30 for last-minute property tax payments. 1

• Ballots due today on EMS levy extension

  April 27, 2010 in City on Page A5 Ballots are due today for the city of Spokane’s proposed emergency medical services levy. 13

• Office to stay late for property taxes

  April 6, 2010 in City on Page A5 The Spokane County treasurer’s office will restore normal office hours April 29 and 30 for last-minute property tax payments. 1

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