Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek backs Salem livability levy, concept of state payment to capital city, which faces a $14 million budget gap. ‘The levy would charge property owners 98 cents per $1,000 of assessed property value, or about $229 annually for the average Salem homeowner. Kotek, who lives in the state-owned governor’s mansion, Mahonia Hall, wouldn’t pay the new levy if voters approve it. The state government doesn’t pay property taxes, which is part of the reason Salem’s in such dire financial straits. About 8% of property in the city is owned by the state government, and the city provides resources like police and fire response to those properties, but can’t collect taxes from it.’ And therein lies the rub. It’s bad enough that we all have to pay the woke progressive’s salary and rent, but now private property owners in Salem are gonna be asked to pay $230 a year just so they can have a senior center, parks, and library.
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