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Resident urges sale of city assets as council and mayor warn of trade-offs from property tax relief
Summary
At the March 4, 2025 Casper City Council meeting, resident Ross Shriffman urged the city to sell certain municipally owned properties to offset state property tax exemptions; councilors and the mayor responded that potential state-driven property tax cuts would require trade-offs in services and stressed staff analysis and public transparency.
Ross Shriffman, a Casper resident, told the City Council on March 4 that “government should not be in the business of business” and urged the city to consider selling parcels it owns — including a parking garage, a golf course and other properties — to offset effects from recently amended state legislation that he said provides a 25% residential property exemption.
Shriffman said the city’s 2024 audit lists assets totaling "$622,000,000" and a net position of "$521,000,000," and he estimated the reduced revenue from the state exemption at about "$1,300,000." He suggested the city could release $3,000,000 held for a second ice…
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