05/17/2016 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

• Greg Baxter From: Greg Baxter <gregb @tecattle.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2016 8:55 AM To: 'scotta @hallcountyne.gov'; 'garyq @halicountyne.gov; 'paml @hallcountyne.gov'; janer @halicountyne.gov'; 'steves @hallcountyne.gov'; 'danp @hallcountyne.gov'; 'dougl @halicountyne.gov' Subject: Request by Platte River Whooping Crane Trust To all elected Hall County Board of Supervisors, My name is Greg Baxter and as you are all well aware, our family owns and operates a substantial amount of farm ground and cattle feedlot facilities on the western edge of Grand Island and within HALL County. We have been operating in HALL County since the mid 1930's. Our companies are assessed a substantial amount of taxes both on the real estate assets as well as on the personal property and have consistently met all assessed taxes due and have never been in a state of violation or default by not paying our assessed taxes. Several of you have held the very elected positions you hold today when I have attended meeting to object to burdensome and often destructive taxes such as the death tax, inheritance tax, etc. The position that the county has consistently held in these matters is the importance they play in the Counties ability to be able to meet the future expenses and obligations held by the County. Recently, there has been a news article printed in the Grand Island Independent on this very subject, expressing concern for the Counties ability to meet the anticipated $1.74 Million increase in the personnel costs. The majority of the anticipated costs being unavoidable costs such as required increases to pay and pensions obligations. The matter now before the Commission is a request submitted by the Platte River Whooping Crane Trust to be granted tax exempt status on the remaining land and assets which the Trust owns at it's facilities located in HALL County. Granting this exemption will place an additional undue burden upon the entirety of the remaining residents and businesses located within HALL County. Therefore, I feel this request should be denied in it's entirety. Any other action will cause me to pursue the same using the internships we offer on a regular basis as justification for the exemption. Thank you, Greg Baxter T&E Cattle Company 4444 W. 13th Street Grand Island, NE. 68803 Off.- (308) 384-1981 ext.4 Cel. - (308) 390-2333 (BEEF) 1