Issue Position: Property Tax Relief

Issue Position

As a homeowner and taxpayer, I understand the challenges people and families across our district face. In order to grow our state economy, we need to make communities like ours an affordable place to live. But for too many, rising property taxes are squeezing people and families out of our community and our state.
To address our broken property tax system, I will:
Support the fair tax to change the way our public school systems are funded. Currently, the state makes up only 26% of our school funding formula. By passing the fair tax, we will be able to pass legislation that increases the percentage of public school funding from the state and lessens the burden on local property taxes.
Work to consolidate downstate school districts and local municipalities to create efficiencies of scale.
Back legislation to create more transparency in the property tax formula.
Amend the duration of TIF districts from 23 to 15 years.

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