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Valley County approves multiple property tax-exemption determinations; one application tabled
Summary
Commissioners acted on several 602 exemption applications for church camps, conference centers and related parcels; one charitable foundation application was tabled pending contact.
At its May 5 meeting, the Valley County Board of Commissioners reviewed and decided a set of property tax exemption applications under Idaho Code 63 (exemption review process). The board approved recommended exemptions or partial exemptions for several entities and tabled one application for additional information.
Key decisions recorded by the assessor’s office and acted on by the board included:
- McCall Community Congregational Church: the board approved a full exemption as recommended by staff.
- Protestant Episcopal Church (Paradise Pointe Church Camp): staff recommended assessing 33 days of non-exempt use and granting 332 days exempt; the board approved that recommendation.
- Nazarene Church (Trinity Pines Conference Center): staff reported 156 days used for non-exempt purposes and recommended assessing 156 days and exempting 209 days; the board approved that recommendation.
- Highway Chapel: staff had recommended denying an exemption because of evidence of business equipment and vehicles on the property, but recommended modifying the denial to exempt the church building while assessing the remainder of the parcel for the year; the board approved a full exemption for the church building and assessment for remaining property.
- Quaker Hill Conference (26 parcels): staff recommended assessing 230 days and exempting 135 days for the identified parcels; the board approved the recommendation.
- Richard Schwab Foundation / Sabala Foundation (ice rink and parking garage): staff advised they had been unable to contact the applicant and that the prosecutor’s office had recommended determining how many days the facility was used for paid birthday parties to decide a partial exemption. The board voted to table the application until the following Monday to allow staff to make contact.
Most motions were approved by voice vote. The assessor’s office provided the day-count details and said the tabling of the Sabala Foundation item was the final opportunity for consideration before statutory deadlines.
