Quinn Member Username: Quinn
Post Number: 756 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 64.139.64.80
| Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 9:55 am: | |
Anyone know the current status of the property tax relief thingamabob for Detroit? It would make my day to know it's coming soooooonnn... pleeeaaaaseeeee. |
Gildas Member Username: Gildas
Post Number: 700 Registered: 12-2004 Posted From: 147.240.236.9
| Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 10:06 am: | |
I think it is going into effect in 2007 and then only if you qualify. Someone else probably knows more about this then me and can fill in details. |
E_hemingway Member Username: E_hemingway
Post Number: 749 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.42.176.123
| Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 10:15 am: | |
I think the garbage fee system Kwame proposed would cut three mills off your taxes. Not an incredible amount, but every little bit helps. Anyone know when the income tax is set to go down again? |
Quinn Member Username: Quinn
Post Number: 757 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 64.139.64.80
| Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 10:25 am: | |
There's some historic district tax cut for certain areas of Detroit. Last I heard, city council wanted it expanded. That was a few months ago. Just wondering where that stands. |
Ilovedetroit Member Username: Ilovedetroit
Post Number: 2337 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 63.149.5.130
| Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 10:33 am: | |
I heard something about Hansen Clarke following things up and stopping the tax cuts? I know he was involved in it last fall but is this something new? A friend of mine saw the story in the Detroit Paper and the person who wrote it said it "dirty politics"...does anyone know anything about this? |
Quinn Member Username: Quinn
Post Number: 758 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 64.139.64.80
| Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 11:06 am: | |
I'm just posting again to bring to the top of the forum. I'm seriously interested in what the current status is and I know someone on this forum knows alot more than me! Thanks!! ;) |
Quinn Member Username: Quinn
Post Number: 759 Registered: 01-2005 Posted From: 64.139.64.80
| Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 2:30 pm: | |
Wah....doesn't anyone know the answer to this? Come on smarty pants...someone out there knows. Jams...aren't you working in the city? Don't you know this stuff? |
Trainman Member Username: Trainman
Post Number: 58 Registered: 04-2006 Posted From: 152.163.100.8
| Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 4:03 pm: | |
Former Mayor Archer signed a deal with the federal government that Detroit will get funds as if over one million in population if the city income tax was reduced by one half percent in 2007. This applies to all. There are presently efforts to raise other taxes to make up for this loss but they must be voted in. The DARTA supporters are among these people. It makes no difference if this happens or not because the reduction still applies. |
Ndavies Member Username: Ndavies
Post Number: 1915 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 129.9.163.233
| Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 4:16 pm: | |
Trainman, this has absolutely nothing to do with transit, Federal taxes or your fucked up agenda. Quinn's question is about the Neighborhood enterpise zones. The state legistature passed the legislation to expand the use of neighborhood enterprise zones last fall. It is now supposedly in the cities court. There was discussion of this before the election last year. That was the last we heard about it. |
Bvos Member Username: Bvos
Post Number: 1515 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.238.170.51
| Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 4:21 pm: | |
Someone I know talked to Ken Cockrel at a meeting about the NEZ for existing neighborhoods a few months ago. He said that they were waiting for the budget to come from KK with this proposal listed in it. K Cockrel said that he was probably in favor of it but needed to study it a little more before making any firm conclusions. I've checked the city's website with the budget and was not able to find anything about the NEZs. I'm scared that this isn't going to happen. |
Motorcitymayor2026 Member Username: Motorcitymayor2026
Post Number: 938 Registered: 10-2005 Posted From: 75.10.0.52
| Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 4:31 pm: | |
So, is it true that the city income tax will be lowered in 2007, and that Fed funding will be kicked up to 1 million+ residents status?? |
Magnasco Member Username: Magnasco
Post Number: 119 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.159.22.4
| Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 4:41 pm: | |
on the "ammended NEZ" issue, the mayor will list the neighborhoods that will qualify later this year, to go into effect in calendar year 2007. twenty something for the first batch, then another twenty something will follow. it is to help the folks who are staying in the established neighborhoods. It will not be the full rate reduction that the regular NEZ is, but will be more like 25% or something like that. that's about all I know. Coming soon to a neighborhood near you! |
Ndavies Member Username: Ndavies
Post Number: 1917 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 129.9.163.106
| Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 4:47 pm: | |
The city income tax is supposed to resume it's downward migration in 2007. There is no change to the proportion of the Fed money Detroit recieves from the Community Development Block Grant program. The CDBG money the state receives off the Feds is tied to statewide poverty levels. It is redistributed to cities from the state. The percentage of the money Detroit receives won't change unless the cities population drops below 750,000. The population threshold was changed from 1 Million down to 750,000 while Archer was in office. |
Motorcitymayor2026 Member Username: Motorcitymayor2026
Post Number: 940 Registered: 10-2005 Posted From: 75.10.0.52
| Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 5:05 pm: | |
Thanks NDavies, One more question.... Will Archer's agreement still be in place if Detroit drops below 750,000 (meaning Detroit would recieve the extra funding as if the city maintained 750,000 residents)?? |
E_hemingway Member Username: E_hemingway
Post Number: 758 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 68.42.176.123
| Posted on Wednesday, June 14, 2006 - 5:36 pm: | |
Kwame listed eliminating the income tax as one of his main goals in the Next Detroit. Lowering and elminating the income tax is a big issue with the corporations based in the city. Since so many big wigs in those corporate towers gave so much money to Kwame's reelection, I think there's a pretty good chance the income tax will go down next year. I say good riddance. The income tax really isn't such a financial drag on the pocketbook as it is a psychological one. It hard to sell someone on paying an income tax to live in a city when a vast majority of the places around it don't have one. It's just easier to sell the city to businesses and residents without the income tax. |
Bvos Member Username: Bvos
Post Number: 1524 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 66.238.170.40
| Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 11:06 am: | |
Not to mention that folks who don't live in the city but work in the city have to pay an income tax as well and that's a pretty big deterent to businesses, like Quicken/Rock, moving downtown. Getting rid of the income tax would be one of the smartest pro-business moves the city could make. The other smart move would be giving and update or some clarity on the NEZ for historic/existing neighborhoods. My family will be making a move in the near future due to the need for a bigger house and property taxes will be a significant factor on where we move. |
Eastsidedog Member Username: Eastsidedog
Post Number: 540 Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 69.220.142.7
| Posted on Thursday, June 15, 2006 - 11:32 am: | |
Even bringing the income tax down to 1%/.5% would be a huge success. Pontiac, Hamtramck, and Highland Park all have 1%/.5% income taxes. Of course eliminating it and replacing it with property tax revenue would be the best outcome. |