Our Opinion on Cumbersome Property Taxes and Valuations
The Iowa system uses sales ratio studies to set assessed values at 27 percent of actual value, but current records show underassessment in places like Pella. The piece argues for replacing the property tax with an income-based system, noting inflation erodes the link between property value and disposable income and urging lawmakers to act.
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County Recorder
Pella
Revenue Department
Recorders and Auditor
The
General Assembly
Iowa State University
En Acy Co
Iowa
Gas crash on icy drive leaves amended fee noted
A gas crash on an icy drive led to an amended total fee of 3231.68. The incident report records the revised amount and the date of the event. The involved parties and locations are referenced but not specified in the readable text.
Interstate highway expansion and school standards in Iowa
Washington announced 75 miles of four lane Iowa interstate will be built, bringing Iowa to 785 miles. A 2.4 mile Missouri River bridge between Sioux City and South Sioux City adds I-29 spur at a cost of about 10.8 million. The state board added 44 schools to nonmatching standards. 117 public schools face potential loss of state aid if standards not met. The report covers land values rising, and salary recommendations by the Iowa State Education Association to attract teachers.
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Towa
Interstate
Washington
Iowa
Iowa City
Waterloo
Missouri River
Sioux City
Neb
State Board of Public Instruction
James Lafferty
Father Lafferty
Iowa State Education Association
ISEA
Kenneth Wells
Weiss
Social Evening Hosts and Movers Honor Guests in Sandridge
Mr and Mrs John Gosselink entertained guests including Mr and Mrs Harris Nieuwsma and Mrs Chester Terpstra who is relocating soon. An afternoon coffee honored Terpstra and a tour of a new poultry house drew more than 10 000 pallets the next day.
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Johnnie Gosselink
Harris Nieuwsma
John Bandstra
Cornelius Boomsma
Norman van Haaften
Howard Westerkamp
Chester Terpstra
Clarence Rempe
Mark
Bruce
Brenda
Vickie
John Gosselink
Steven
John E. Ter Louw
Sam Emer
Zyl
Peter
Arvin van Fae
Ee Ae van Haaften
Marvin Lyan
Haaften
Lois Joy
Raymond Veenstraay Kimberly
Steven van Haaften
Harris Westerkamp
H. W
John Vriezelaar
Sue
Hugh
Fred Forker
Newton
Anne Verought
Leon Ray
Rise and Ronna
Montgomery
Minn
Warren Slebos
Ann Arbor
Mich
Sara Plath
Cedar Falls
Colorado Springs
Colo
Ray Posthumus
Tom
Kristen
Clarks Grove
Dennis Vos
Ohio
Lorna van Zee
Getrude van Houweling
Jake Vos
Carl van Houweling
Roy van Essen
Don de Rus
Kevin
Jennie Wonda
Pella
Marion van Haaften
Duane van Haaften
Dean van Haafften
Theresa
Donald
Randol
Gary
Des Moines
Henry Ver Woert
Carl Whitmore
St. Anthony
Runway snow removal kept by private contractor
Pella city council decided to continue using contractor J B Dahm to clear the runway at Pella’s airport for 170 dollars covering five snow events this winter. Officials noted city crews could not justify the cost and that frequent snowfalls have strained winter street work.
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Pella
J. B. Dahm
Dahm
Warren Schreiner
C. B. Caldwell
Caldwell
Ice Causes Two Car Crash at Broadway and Washington
Ice on the road led to a two vehicle collision near Broadway and Washington. Drivers Robert Wesley Avery of Knoxville and Jerry Lee Gilbert of Oskaloosa reported stops, with Gilbert rear ending Avery after unable to stop. No injuries were reported.
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Broadway
Washington Streets
Robert Wesley Avery
Knoxville Rt. 3
Washington
Jerry Lee Gilbert
Ave West
Oskaloosa
Avery
Gilbert
City Council Buys Endloader For Public Works
The Pella City Council voted Tuesday night to purchase an endloader for the public works department. The $12,000 price includes a cab and new blade, with $2,400 already paid in leasing applied to the total, leaving a balance of $9,600.
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Pella
Public Works Department
Central student to perform his own composition tonight
Rich ard Brown a senior from Speculator New York will present an original piece at his 8 p.m recital in Central College Recital Hall He will be accompanied by Sonja Shetterly from Pella The program includes Mediation Sonata Op 17 Beethoven Sonatina Ra vel Concerto No 3 in E flat Mozart and Sonata by Heiden A reception for Brown and Miss Shetterly follows in the Rehearsal Hall
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Richard Brown
Central College
Speculator
N.Y
Sonja Shetterly
Pella
Brown
L. van Beethoven
Maurice Ravel
Supervisors pick De Joode as county chair
Anthony De Joode has been elected chairman of the Marion County Board of Supervisors to succeed Paul Bandstra of Pella. The move formalizes De Joode as head of the county board.
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Anthony de Joode
Marion County Board of Supervisors
Paul Bandstra
Pella
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