The current appraisal cap does not apply to commercial property.

State Should Pay for any Limit on Real Estate Tax Word, by Roanoke City Council Member M. They pleaded that if the annual cap on home appraisals is lowered from 10 percent to 5 percent, the burden to make up the difference will fall on them and the half of Houston residents who live in apartments. Gray and others said a lower cap favors the affluent because they live in neighborhoods that appreciate faster and will have more of their home value untaxed because of a cap. Have a fun and safe holiday this coming Memorial Day weekend. The current appraisal cap does not apply to commercial property. Landlords also opposedApartment owners were also outmanned.

Sue Speck, mayor of the upscale Hedwig Village in the Memorial Villages, simmered in the back of the room. That decision should belong to local governments, she said, and a state rule that might fit a large city won't necessarily fit a small one. The bloated State payroll with its benefits package should be the first place to cut to see real budget savings. The panel is holding hearings across the state and plans to report to Perry and the Legislature. Sixteen members of The Metropolitan Organization, a church-based community group, stood quietly behind Gray.

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