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Restaurant and retail owners tell lawmakers rising appraisals hurt business recruitment and retention
Summary
Business leaders including Eric Estes said rising commercial appraisals and inconsistent county practices have increased operating costs, pushed businesses to locate out of state and forced some local closures; they urged the committee to consider caps or other protections for commercial taxpayers.
Eric Estes, chief executive of QLine and several franchise operations, told the committee that businesses across Kansas face inconsistent commercial valuations that raise operating costs and can affect location decisions.
Estes said county appraisers sometimes treat identical assets differently across counties and that many valuation…
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