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Property tax es <br />ates hitting home this month Page 2 of 3 <br />mortgaged homeowners or even scare away some prospective buyers, <br />Abed added. <br />Similarly, a larger tax bite can cause pain for fixed - income or longtime <br />homeowners, such as Tom Reese, a Mound resident who saw his home <br />valuation rise 15 percent and his proposed tax bill jump 14 percent. Reese, <br />who has lived for 37 years with his wife, Amy, in the same home, voted for <br />a recent school spending increase, but said the property taxes, which also <br />fund county government and other local services, are "taking me out of this <br />house." <br />Reese also echoed the objection voiced by local government officials in <br />recent months that Gov. Tim Pawlenty's no- new -taxes approach to <br />resolving state government's budget deficit has simply placed a heavier tax <br />burden on local taxing agencies. <br />"The governor's saying they're not raising taxes, but it's a lie," Reese said. <br />Meanwhile, City Council offices in two Minneapolis wards where property <br />values have been increasing reported no calls from angry taxpayers. <br />In the 13th Ward, southwest of the Chain of Lakes, where values have <br />increased steeply in recent years, homeowner Randy Baker greeted his <br />notice of a proposed 10.5 percent tax increase, on a home that increased 16 <br />percent, with some puzzlement. <br />"I'd hoped for more," Baker said. "I'd like to give the teachers the money <br />needed to do the job. And the library as well." <br />In at least one case, reaction to a huge increase was tempered on further <br />review. <br />Blaine townhouse owner Julie Murphy was alarmed by a proposed 228 <br />percent tax increase -- which will cost her an additional $150 per month -- <br />until she realized that last year's tax was based on land where her home <br />hadn't been built yet. <br />Murphy said the extra $150 per month will move her from a somewhat <br />comfortable budget to a leaner regime. <br />"I'll just have to cut down on my Target visits," she said. <br />The writers are at <br />clan etreefiestartributte. cant <br />nteactl(alstartribtt ne. tout <br />Advertiser Links <br />Reduce Your Property Tax <br />Step -By -Step Guide Identifies 40 Common Assessment Errors <br />www.propertytaxtoolbox.com <br />Home /Property Information <br />Get Sales History, Current Value Lot Size, Property Details & More. <br />www. Intelius,com <br />Ads by Google <br />