Interesting Phone Calls
In the past few weeks, I've gotten 2 phone calls from individuals with questions about property taxes. One was from a prospective property buyer, one was from a realtor who was asking questions on behalf of a client. It seems as though every few years I get a number of these calls, so I thought I'd post about the issue. On property tax bills, especially for homes or other "real" property, there is a line item for Soil and Water Conservation District or other similar description. This amount varies by property value--as do most tax line items--and is really not much in general. For most homeowners, the amount is about the cost of a pizza every year. With those funds, the Conservation District Board of Supervisors--a seven member board…