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Local business owner tells commissioners she paid double truck taxes for years; county pledges review
Summary
A small-business owner told the Dickinson County commission she paid duplicate taxes on a heavy truck for roughly 11 years and asked for help; county staff arranged a follow-up with the treasurer and appraiser and will contact state legislators to pursue system fixes.
At the public-comment portion of the meeting, Kate Hoffman of (address given in transcript) told commissioners she had discovered duplicate taxation on the same VIN for heavy trucks and estimated the overpayment occurred for roughly 11 years. "We paid double taxes," Hoffman said, describing a 1990 dump truck she said the business paid twice on because county and state registration systems did not communicate.
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