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• Bill says property tax penalties are unneeded

  February 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

  November 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

  September 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

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

  February 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

• More seeking property tax exemptions

  February 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

• 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

  February 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

  February 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

  November 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

  October 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

  September 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

  September 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

  September 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

  September 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

  August 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

  August 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

  August 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

• Property taxes are due Monday

  October 30, 2009 in City Monday is the deadline for Washington residents to pay the second half of their property taxes.

• City seeks firefighting tax

  October 24, 2009 in City on Page B1 When the Spokane City Council placed a 10-year fire tax on November’s ballot, the timing was risky. But an agreement reached last month with the Spokane Fire Fighters Union helped … 1

• Homeowners can put off property tax

  June 11, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W1 OLYMPIA – Struggling to pay your property taxes? Some low- and middle-income homeowners can delay paying those taxes.

• Homeowners may ask state to defer property taxes

  June 9, 2009 in City Homeowners worried about making property-tax payments this fall may ask the state to temporarily foot the bill, but it will cost them in interest. People with an annual household income …

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