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Resident urges county to attract taxpayers, asks commissioners for assessed-value report
Summary
During public comment, Steve Minton said Pottawatomie County has one of the lowest mill levies and urged commissioners to focus on attracting people rather than offering tax breaks; he also requested a report on total assessed values.
During the public-comment portion of the March 23 meeting, resident Steve Minton told the commissioners that the county "was one of the lowest mil levies" and said the county should "want to bring people to the county, not giving tax breaks." He also asked the board for a report on total assessed values.
Minton's comment was recorded in the minutes as part of the public-comment section; commissioners did not take formal action on the request during the meeting. The minutes do not indicate whether staff committed to preparing the assessed-values report or provide a timeline for such a report.
