Archive for April 13, 2012
It’s time to contact Governor Mark Dayton
It’s likely that the phase out of the State General Property Tax will end up in the Omnibus Tax bill and presented to the Governor for his decision.
- Pat Mascia, Senior Vice President-Minneapolis/St. Paul Operations, Duke Realty, and 2012 NAIOP Minnesota president, sent a letter to the Governor asking him to support the phase out of the state general property tax. Read his letter
- A group of influential NAIOP leaders and members, experienced in commercial
real estate ownership and management, are sending letters to Governor Dayton.
Please take time to write a letter to Governor Mark Dayton and as soon as you can. Your message to the Governor can be as short and simple as “I’m writing to ask you to support the phase-out of the State General Property Tax.”
Talking points and background information
The Governor’s contact information:
The Honorable Governor Mark Dayton
130 State Capitol
75 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155
(651) 201-3400
From the Capitol
HF 389/SF 270, Interim zoning provided, municipal development contracts provisions modifications, and municipal development land dedication and fees provided.
Fails on the Senate on a close vote after passing on the House floor. BATC will keep pushing this legislation next session.
HF 1954/SF 1741, a bill for an act relating to local governments; requiring counties and certain cities to report additional budgetary information.
Is still alive and well. In the Senate, the bill language is in the Senate Omnibus Tax Bill. In the House, the bill is in the House Ways and Means Committee.
Ramsey and Hennepin County Mortgage Registry and Deed Tax-Environment Response Funds
Both the Hennepin and Ramsey taxes are set to expire and the extension of these two taxes isn’t getting enough traction at the Capitol.
At the April 5th public policy committee meeting, the committee agreed that the money raised and spent on cleaning up polluted and contaminated land is important for redevelopment.
If you have utilized or plan to utilize these funds and feel that the money raised by the tax is vital to contamination cleanup and economic development, you should contact the Tax Chairs at the Capitol and urge them to continue to impose the mortgage registry and deed tax.
- House Tax Chair, Representative Greg Davids, rep.greg.davids@house.mn
- Senate Tax Committee Chair, Senator Julianne Ortman, sen.julianne.ortman@senate.mn
Lorrie Louder, St. Paul Port Authority, provides a background of the tax, its status at the Capitol, and other words of help in an April 5th email. Read her email on Environment Response Funds (ERF).
A meeting at the Capitol with Representative Davids is scheduled for the 16th and Lorrie asks that you send your emails as soon as possible.
Letter from the St. Paul Port Authority to Ramsey County re: ERF
Ramsey County ERF talking points
Facts about Ramsey County’s ERF
Senator Terri Bonoff (D-Minnetonka) reviews status of legislative session
The last day before Minnesota legislators left the Capitol for their spring break, Senator Terri Bonoff (DFL), Assistant Minority Leader, shared her views on the status of some key issues and major legislation with NAIOP’s Public Policy Committee.
Read her update on issues including taxes, light rail, prevailing wage, and the Vikings.
