ST. PAUL – Last year, Minnesota House Property Tax and Local Government Finance Committee Chairman Steve Drazkowski, R-Mazeppa, and Rep. Nels Pierson, R-Rochester, held a property tax listening session to hear from residents concerned about rising property taxes.
On Thursday, February 25, Rep. Drazkowski and Rep. Pierson, will hold another town meeting to explain what was accomplished last session on the property tax relief front, and to gather feedback from area residents.
The meeting will be held at the Eyota Fire Hall, 19 S Front Street SW, Eyota, MN 55934, beginning at 8:30 a.m.
"At last year’s meeting, we heard from farmers, small business owners, and other area residents about their rising property taxes,” said Pierson. “The upcoming session gives us a chance to provide relief, and I hope area residents attend the meeting to share their story.”
Last session the Minnesota House approved omnibus taxes legislation that would have eliminated the statewide business property tax for small business owners, cut school district construction levy burdens on farmers in half, and provided over $2 billion in tax relief to hardworking Minnesotans. That bill awaits full legislative action during the 2016 session, and is expected to be at the top of the priority list for legislators.
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