Are you assuming all property owners are wealthy? Are all non-property owners the working poor?

I’ve been a homeowner here for over twenty years. Although I could probably sell my house for one and a half times what we bought it for, my pay hasn’t gone up that much in those twenty-plus years. Besides, many of us homeowners sacrificed just as much as the working poor, to afford buying our homes. What makes one group less worthy of tax relief than another group?

Add into this, many homeowners’ properties are up to the latest codes and fire safety standards. I wonder what the ratio of fire calls is to owner-occupied, newer homes compared to rental or non-owner-occupied homes.

Bottom line, calling one group “the wealthy,” and pitting us against each other solves nothing.

It seems that just because a person’s property value increases, it doesn’t necessarily mean that person can afford to pay more in property taxes.

Won’t the long-term solution be something along the lines of impact fees for new development AND expecting ALL residents to pay toward this (through sales tax)?

If sales taxes are going to be used to fund fire and police, shouldn’t the property taxes be adjusted down accordingly?

I’m all for funding fire and police. And, as a homeowner, I expect to pay for services made available, but it just seems government NEVER has enough $

You are partially right. But those of us on low fixed income, meds going up, food, gas, ETC. If I could go out and work I would, but I’m to old, no one wants to hire me.