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.- November 20, 1991 City of New Brighton Finance Director 803 5th Ave NW New Brighton, MN 55112 "- Patricia Pryor Lipinski Daniel M. Lipinski 803 12th Avenue NW New Brighton, MN USA 55112~2666 This letter is in response to the NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX FOR 1992 that we have recently received regarding our property in the City of New Brighton (FINN 29-30-23-21-0038-3). We believe that the PROPOSED 1992 PROPERTY TAX CHANGE for our property of +6.7% is out-of- line. How does it figure? There have been no property or dwelling changes made since 1983 when the house was built, so it does not seem to be related to an improvement made to the property. Inflation, and land prices have not been +6.7% for 1991, so how can the tax value increase at that rate? ,~-. ~ I have been employed as a Federal employee since March of 1987. My salary increases (after a decrease of 16% going from 1986 to 1987 due to a "reduction-in-forces" at my former employer) have been 3% in 1987, 2% in 1988, 4.1 % in 1989, 3.6% in 1990, and 4.1 % in 1991 as prescribed by federal law (and limited in any case to the rate of inflation - .5%1) do not seem to add up to the same as the following property tax increases during those same 5 years. During this same period of time the tax increases on the New Brighton property have been +14.67% in 1987, 0.4% in 1988, +10.42% in 1989, +6.38% in 1990, +8.82 in 1991 - and now a proposed +6.7% for 1992! Tell me how this can bel Explain it to me in words of one syllable if you can so I can better understand how these things are calculated I Add to the above supporting information regarding salary increases vs the tax increases is the fact that we as the owners do not make use of the SCHOOL DISTRICf since we do not have any children, and probably require fewer TOWNSHIP and COUNTY services than most residents. Therefore, any proposed tax increases also ought to be applied on the basis of applicability of services received for the payment of the taxes. We would like this letter to be noted in any meetings held to discuss the proposed property taxes for 1992. Thank you, :;2- " /- ",-j) ,," " (' 'O-,_1.~~ ~_ :~j, ~r-L"'-'~-K'~ B&N~ 1Y\. ~ Patricia P. Lipinski Daniel M. Lipinski ~ ;~-.