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Monday, November 21, 2011
In St. Paul, home values down but property tax increases are all over the map - TwinCities.com
In St. Paul, home values down but property tax increases are all over the map
If your home's market value slips, your property taxes go down accordingly, right?
In a word: no.
Homeowners in 10 of St. Paul's 17 planning districts will, on average, see their property taxes rise next year even though their home values are going down.
With home values sliding at different rates in different neighborhoods, some homeowners will be asked to cough up more money than ever, while others will get some tax relief.
The trend is exacerbated by the fact that cash-strapped municipalities are increasing tax levies to make up for cuts in state aid. Taxes are going up overall, though not for everybody.
Here's a third major factor: A new instant credit of sorts allows owners of lower-valued homes to reduce their taxable value by up to $30,000 when calculating taxes. That exclusion is no longer paid for by the state, and cities will have to shift tax burdens from shabbier homes to finer ones to reap the same money.
For instance, in the Merriam Park/Snelling/Lexington/Hamline district, where homes have held their value relatively well, a homeowner with a median-value home will pay 9.1 percent more - an extra $320 - in overall property taxes next year to the city, county and other taxing jurisdictions.
By comparison, for the median-value homeowner in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood, taxes fall about 6.6 percent, due in large part to a dramatic 32 percent decrease in taxable market value.
That 32 percent drop is not all due to sliding home values.
The state's new Homestead Market Value Exclusion allows the owner to exclude 40 percent of the property's first $76,000 in home value. That adds up to a maximum exclusion of just over $30,000.
The exclusion decreases for homes valued above $76,000, and disappears entirely for homes valued above $413,000.
"Those Merriam Park, Snelling, Lexington, Hamline folks are higher up in home values, and it means they don't get as much of a reduction from the Homestead Market Value Exclusion," said Chris Samuel, Ramsey County manager of property records and revenue.
A HUNGRY GORILLA
Proponents of the new Homestead exclusion call it badly needed relief for residents in lower-valued properties who may be in danger of foreclosure, but some critics believe property-tax relief should be based on income, rather than home value.
With cities and counties hit by cuts in state aid, a number of taxing authorities have proposed increasing their tax levies, the total amount of property taxes collected from property owners.
Levies and budgets are finalized in December. Barring last-minute changes, St. Paul's 2012 tax levy will increase 6.5 percent over 2011 to reach $100.76 million, the St. Paul School District's tax levy is increasing 3.6 percent to $126 million, and Ramsey County's tax levy is rising 1.7 percent to $271.79 million.
The Metropolitan Council's proposed 2012 property tax levy is $77.7 million, an increase of 3 percent (or $2.3 million) over 2011. The council is debating lowering the increase to 2 percent before the levy is adopted Dec. 14.
The Ramsey County Regional Rail Authority, the St. Paul Port Authority and the St. Paul Housing and Redevelopment Authority are not increasing their tax levies for 2012.
What's this mean for the typical St. Paul homeowner? The answer is what you pay largely varies by where you live. That's because tax levies are like a big stew being prepared for a hungry gorilla.
Even if the amount of stew stays the same or increases only slightly, one cook (or homeowner) contributing fewer ingredients (or taxes) to the stew forces the next cook to contribute more.
When one homeowner's home value slides dramatically and his or her property taxes drop, someone else whose home value slid less dramatically has to contribute more.
WHERE THE SLIDE IS LESS DRAMATIC
In the Merriam Park/Snelling/Lexington/Hamline district, the market value of a median-value house is expected to drop 8.9 percent next year, from $247,400 to $227,500.
Instead of dropping in step, annual property taxes will increase more than 9 percent for that house, from $3,523 to $3,843. That's an overall tax increase of $320, the largest percentage increase and second-largest dollar increase in the city.
"To the extent that most of the other areas are decreasing in value faster than the Merriam Park area, Merriam Park homes are holding their value much better, so they're a larger share of the tax base," Samuel said. "Their taxes increase as a result of that."
Along a similar vein, Summit Hill homeowners will see property values drop 5.7 percent, but taxes increase 8.2 percent, or $412. Those who live in the Macalester-Groveland neighborhood will notice property values drop almost 9 percent, but their taxes go up 7.4 percent, or about $276.
The Highland, Como and Hamline-Midway neighborhoods will also experience noticeable tax increases of 7.8 percent, 6.9 percent and 5.2 percent, respectively.
'HOUSE VALUE IS RELATIVE'
At the other end of the spectrum, property taxes will drop in seven planning districts, none more so than the Payne-Phalen neighborhood. After the Homestead Market Value Exclusion is applied, market values there are tumbling more than 32 percent, the median home falling from $116,700 to $79,100.
As a result, property taxes for that house will go from $1,465 to $1,369, a decrease of $96, or 6.6 percent, the largest percentage and dollar decrease in the city.
In the Thomas-Dale neighborhood, where market values are poised to tumble 36 percent to just under $62,000 after the exclusion, property taxes would be $1,079, instead of $1,147 at the median. That's a drop of $68, or 5.9 percent.
John Mannillo, a downtown developer and Highland Park resident who ran unsuccessfully for St. Paul City Council, notes property taxes rose 7.8 percent in the neighborhood where he lives, despite an 8.7 percent drop in the median market value.
"Yeah, Highland Park is shouldering a greater burden," he said. "I talk about it more than most people. They don't understand why, if their house values go down, they still have to pay more taxes. Well, the bills aren't going down for the city. And your house value is relative to other homes."
Ramsey County sent out "Truth in Taxation" statements Friday, and they should arrive at residents' doors any day. The statements provide an overview of all the property taxes the homeowner will likely pay if proposed tax levies are adopted as expected by Dec. 14.
Frederick Melo can be reached at 651-228-2172.
TAX HEARINGS
Ramsey County will have a public budget and property tax hearing at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at Roseville Area High School. The city of St. Paul will hold its own budget and tax hearing at 6 p.m. Dec. 7 at City Hall.
ON THE WEB
Ramsey County property and taxes: co.ramsey.mn.us/prr
City of St. Paul 2012 budget: 1.usa.gov/SPbudgetinfo
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Friday, November 18, 2011
Sharon vs.CitySt.Paul_GrandJury Demand 2011
1058 Summit Ave St.Paul,MN Sharon and her Disabled Marine
husband were "kicked" 1988 out even tho NO Mortgage and Taxes
were paid on a Non Homestead Basis_ Andersons_Tenants in
Common Petersons were Denied Due Process.
Flipping for 20 years by the Lesbian Judge's Kathleen Gearin et al
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Thurs.17Nov2011
ON THE GRAVES OF OUR HERITAGE: SHARONS TENANTS IN COMMON DAD 1STR.Wm. O Peterson re: 1058 Summit_PO Box 4384 St.Paul,MN
ISSUES:
(1) HUD REGULATIONS_USSC:10-1032 CitySt.Paul _Magner who lives in Stillwater
The Empire Strikes Back: HUD's Fair Lending Standards
COUNT III Title 18 Forensic Files http://www.sharon4anderson.org/
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Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Sharon_CitySt.Paul_USSC:10-1032_Magner
Wed. 2Nov2011
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Magner v. GallagherPending petition 6th Conference to be heard Fri.4Nov2011Docket No. | Op. Below | Argument | Opinion | Vote | Author | Term |
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Issue: (1) Whether disparate impact claims are cognizable under the Fair Housing Act; and, if so (2) what test should be used to analyze them.
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
Elect Sharon4Seniors Ward2_CitySt.Paul_Schanno_Mole_Wringer
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Schanno wants Sharon Anderson off the ballot
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Now is when things get rough, tough and … and … (dare we say it? yes we dare) … even snippy in St. Paul City Council races. And by rough, tough and snippy, the Scoop doesn’t just mean, “Don’t vote for my competitor.”
The Scoop means… “don’t allow my competitor on the ballot.”
That’s the tactic in the downtown / West End corner known as Ward 2, where one candidate is trying to get a second candidate booted out of the election even before Election Day, and blaming a third candidate — the incumbent city council member — that she’s even made it this far.
Confused? Here’s how it works:
Perennial candidate Sharon Anderson is running for election to the City Council in Ward 2, which would lead one to surmise that she actually lives in or around downtown or somewhere near West Seventh Street. Wrong, says fellow Ward 2 candidate Cynthia Schanno.
Anderson uses both her Summit Avenue address and a P.O. Box in her election filings, notes Schanno, even though Anderson lost her home in a tax dispute in 1988. Anderson apparently lives on the East Side, or did so when she videotaped this YouTube message in 2009: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgDuL6Vf6Rw
Of the video, Anderson said: “That doesn’t prove anything. I’ve got 13 pieces of property.”
“My legal residence is 1058 Summit Avenue,” Anderson told the Scoop on Friday. “She’s trying to make a name for herself. She emailed me. She has published this on her website saying I’m not a viable candidate. Well, then make a complaint. If she’s going to be publishing false statements, the election law is you have to file a complaint with the office of administrative hearings. … Why doesn’t she sue me? Why doesn’t she file a legal complaint?”
The Scoop asked Anderson: “Where do you live, Sharon?”
To which Anderson responded: “It doesn’t matter. I have properties up in Itasca, I have properties up in Aitkin … ”
To which the Scoop interrupted: “Do you have property in Ward 2?”
To which Anderson responded: “I own 1058 Summit Avenue, with my dead tenants in common. … I’m not going to let a house go. The house was paid for. … Until she’s filed a valid complaint, I’m going to ignore her. … I could be living in my car, for all she knows.”
Anderson, who maintains she has been “reduced to poverty,” previously told the Scoop that she has to ask for rides from friends to the Dorothy Day Center in downtown St. Paul for meals. It stands to reason she might not rest her head at night in downtown proper. But could she really live… outside the ward? (Cue suspenseful music here…)
So, if Schanno’s allegations are true, who’s fault is it that Anderson’s name remains on the ballot? Clearly, it’s Council Member’s Dave Thune’s fault.
Wait. Hold up. Remind the tape. What?!
Schanno writes on her website, referring to herself in the third person: “Schanno alleged that incumbent Dave Thune knows Anderson is not eligible to be on the ballot but has said and done nothing because the situation benefits him.”
How could that be? Schanno’s press release doesn’t explain that point in detail, but hey, the Scoop surmises, it could be like this: Schanno and Anderson are the only women on the Ward 2 ballot. Together, they’d split the female vote faster than you can say “Bachmann vs. Palin.”
Furthermore, Anderson is a self-described Republican (though judging by previous GOP attempts to get her booted from previous elections, the party has no deep affection for her.) Schanno is at least a bit right of center, so the two appear to share some political space, at least on paper.
Schanno writes: “Anderson can siphon off a few hundred votes when voters mistake her for a more well known woman by the same name.”
Well, well. Let the battle be unjoined!
Sharon Anderson · St. Paul CentralShame on Schanno , who Affiant VA Widow Sharon Scarrella Anderson aka Peterson_Chergosky alleges Ms Schanno is making FALSE Statement to Ruin Sharons Credit and to malign Sharons Reputation etc. File no 495722 1988 When the Lesbian Judge KIathleen Gearin "kicked out the Disabled Anderson" Silver StarMarine suffering from Major PSTD and then trying to force $110,000.00 hundred and ten thousand dollars to cover up Major RealEstate Ponzi Schemes by the City St.Paul, County Ramsey. Sharon alleges that Ms. Schanno who has a Daughter apparantly never Married?
request that Ms Schanno disclose if Schanno ever Married. Sharon verily alleges that Ms. Schanno has never Voted in St.Paul Has never attended a Council Hearing and is a Mole_Wringer for the REpublican Party. Currently Sharon4Seniors is duly concerned for Property Homeowners... and must Challenge certain Statutes as Unconstitutionally Vague, Arbitrary re: Canvass Board and Assessments https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=429 - that the St.Paul City Council has illegally for years used to Condemn and "take" our propertys Ms. Schanno put your 400 hundred thousand Condo at 256 Spring St. purschased from Rottlund Inc (sp) and your JC Aviation in the Flood Plaine Downtown St.Paul, and legally file your Distorted Ramblings now published re: Times vs. Sullivan to Force a Grand Jury to investigate. Sharon is challanging Constitutionality to force the State Attorney General to defend the Law's www.barden4ag.com
Cynthia Schanno · SubscribeSubscribed · Top Commenter · Saint Paul, MinnesotaIn your never ending effort to distort or should I say misinterpreted the facts...
The statute reads a city council candidate must live within the ward. It is common knowledge Ms. Anderson (a perpetual candidate) DOES NOT. The shame here is when you talk with county and/or city officials “they” state it is not their responsibility to verify or enforce the rules. My question then was “Well who is responsible?”.
The irony here is it is up to a challenging candidate and/or citizen to file a formal complaint, meaning the burden once again falls to the tax payers and/or a candidate who must to incur the time and cost to bring forward a formal complaint. This seems utterly asinine and frankly it is outrageous to me and I am simply pointing out the facts so the public is aware.
Our city council representatives state it is important to hold a fair race. Mr. Thune knows Sharon does not live in the ward, most everyone knows that… allowing Sharon to stay on the ballot makes a mockery of our system and our “new” electoral process, which “everyone” voted for but nobody knows how it works.
You are questioning my motive rather than bring light to the facts… If you had bothered to pick up the phone and ask me direct the motive behind the press release maybe then you would have write the story or communicated the effort correctly. Sorry Pioneer Press you did it again. Now, I dare ask, who is playing politics?
Sharon Anderson · St. Paul Central
Sharon Anderson commented on blogs.twincities.com.
Shame on Schanno , who Affiant VA Widow Sharon Scarrella Anderson aka Peterson_Chergosky alleges Ms Schanno is making FALSE Statement to Ruin Sharons Credit and to malign Sharons Reputation etc. File no 495722 1988 When the Lesbian Judge KIathleen Gearin "kicked out the Disabled Anderson" Silver StarMarine suffering from Major PSTD and then trying to force $110,000.00 hundred and ten thousand ...dollars to cover up Major RealEstate Ponzi Schemes by the City St.Paul, County Ramsey. Sharon alleges that Ms. Schanno who has a Daughter apparantly never Married?
request that Ms Schanno disclose if Schanno ever Married. Sharon verily alleges that Ms. Schanno has never Voted in St.Paul Has never attended a Council Hearing and is a Mole_Wringer for the REpublican Party. Currently Sharon4Seniors is duly concerned for Property Homeowners and must Challenge certain Statutes as Unconstitutionally Vague, Arbitrary re: Canvass Board and Assessments https://www.revisor.mn.gov/sta tutes/?id=429 that the St.Paul City Council has illegally for years used to Condemn and "take" our propertys Ms. Schanno put your 400 hundred thousand Condo at 256 Spring St. purschased from Rottlund Inc (sp) and your JC Aviation in the Flood Plaine Downtown St.Paul, and legally file your Distorted Ramblings now published re: Times vs. Sullivan to Force a Grand Jury to investigate. Sharon is challanging Constitutionality to force the State Attorney General to defend the Law's www.barden4ag.com.See More
request that Ms Schanno disclose if Schanno ever Married. Sharon verily alleges that Ms. Schanno has never Voted in St.Paul Has never attended a Council Hearing and is a Mole_Wringer for the REpublican Party. Currently Sharon4Seniors is duly concerned for Property Homeowners and must Challenge certain Statutes as Unconstitutionally Vague, Arbitrary re: Canvass Board and Assessments https://www.revisor.mn.gov/sta
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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Candidate Forum-Ward 2 in St. Paul, MN for the 2011 City Council elections.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Magner v. Gallagher : SCOTUSblog
Ramsey Co. Taxpayers Fight Back also www.sicko-citystpaul.blogspot.com
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