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Quote from: Stein on March 18, 2019, 09:45:26 AMTo stir the pot a bit, for those proposing increasing taxes on forest land that doesn't provide public access, would that only apply to forest land or would it also include ag and ranch properties that also get very similar tax breaks?How's the hunting on that ag and ranch land?
To stir the pot a bit, for those proposing increasing taxes on forest land that doesn't provide public access, would that only apply to forest land or would it also include ag and ranch properties that also get very similar tax breaks?
I think the two are separate issues.You can make a pretty good case for ag land needing a tax incentive to protect riparian areas and keep buildings out of flood zones. Less so for ranches.I think the best way would be to tax all land based on current use with a penalty for withdrawing the land from that use for development and then incentivize landowners to open their land to public use through a percentage reduction of taxes. Public access, combating urban sprawl, keeping flood plains undeveloped are all worth while things to incentivize with a reduction in taxes. The problem is now the tax reduction is given with no incentive to use the land in a way that benefits the public.
Now we have to get a politician to actually do something
Quote from: idaho guy on March 18, 2019, 10:38:20 AM Now we have to get a politician to actually do something Be careful what you ask for..
Are the rules still the same this year? Figured emails would of been sent out by now for this year.