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Residents urge Gregory officials to disclose end of 2017 tax incentive program
Summary
Jim and Karen Imler told the council Oct. 21 that Gregory failed to publicly announce the end of a 2017 Property Tax Discretionary incentive for the Grandview Addition after a 2022 state formula change, and they asked the city to provide full disclosure to residents.
Jim and Karen Imler used the public forum at the Oct. 21 Gregory City Council meeting to press the city for greater transparency about a local tax incentive program. The Imlers said the Property Tax Discretionary program, set up by the City of Gregory in 2017 to encourage building in the Grandview Addition, was effectively ended after a 2022 change to the State of South Dakota's discretionary formula and that the city never formally announced the program's termination.
The minutes record the Imlers' statement but show no recorded response or corrective action by the council during the meeting. The Imlers also noted that the city moved forward with a Commercial TIF program and considered, but did not implement, a Residential TIF; the minutes do not record additional detail about the legal or administrative steps the city took in 2022. Council members present at the meeting included Mayor Al Cerny and councilors Ashley Lozano, Kristi Drey, Guhner Kepler, Cory Graber, and Laura Petersen.
