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Sen. Scott Hill urges property-tax reform, flags radio-communications gaps and criticizes large tax exemptions
Summary
Visiting state Sen. Scott Hill told Dickinson County officials Jan. 8 he supports reducing reliance on property tax for education funding, discussed options such as a 1% statewide education sales tax, and criticized large sales-tax exemptions and incentives. He also urged clarity on who is fiscally responsible for the state's 800 MHz radio-network upgrades and defended limiting incarceration for simple marijuana possession.
State Sen. Scott Hill addressed the Dickinson County Commission on Jan. 8 with a legislative overview focused on state-level approaches to property-tax relief, public-safety communications and rural economic development.
Hill described the state’s 20-mill education levy — a set mill rate that does not adjust with appraisal changes — and said proposals under consideration include capping appraisal growth and exploring a 1% statewide education sales tax to replace some property-tax funding. "If we have 1% education sales tax, does that amount to enough money to get rid of the 20 mills? It might be," Hill said during the presentation.…
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