Fargodome Expansion

[Hammerhead]

Our house in Oregon was a little above the median price in the Portland metro area and property taxes were around $3,100 per year. In Fargo, we are about the same percentage above the median price again and our taxes were $1,944 last year which includes $136 in special assessments for utility work done under our street a few years ago. Like Montana, Oregon has no sales tax, but they have much higher income tax rates.

I don't think I'd like paying more in taxes for a new football stadium as I remember when the sales tax was just 3% when I started working in fast food in 1985.

[roadwarrior]

Anybody have access to the latest Campus master plan? I am not sure if it has been published but Supposedly a new football stadium is on there and sits where the current Ag research land is by the Rugby field. Source said Airport is not playing nice with a FFD expansion. Take it for what it's worth though as that is all 2nd hand to me, it would be easy to verify though.

LOL The ag research land you mention is much more problematic for the airport than the FFD.

[1993bison]

Its not the people. Its the structure of ND govt and its constitution that stifles creative funding.

Please expound. Living within our means is an anomaly I know but not necessarily a bad thing. If it can't be sold to the public then so be it. Who in leadership is selling? Nobody.

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[tjbison]

LOL The ag research land you mention is much more problematic for the airport than the FFD.

yeah, I was thinking the same thing, how could the FFD be a problem when the land described is further WEST and in line with a crossing runway almost

[56BISON73]

Please expound. Living within our means is an anomaly I know but not necessarily a bad thing. If it can't be sold to the public then so be it. Who in leadership is selling? Nobody.

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According to pasts posts financial vehicles such as bonding and others arent available as its in the constitution on how funding can be done when it comes to university buildings. You cant sell whats not available. By your post you espouse having cash on hand for building?

[1993bison]

According to pasts posts financial vehicles such as bonding and others arent available as its in the constitution on how funding can be done when it comes to university buildings. You cant sell whats not available. By your post you espouse having cash on hand for building?

By selling I mean to the legislature and or public. Our rules are what they are. It's a tough sell no doubt.

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[LITTLEGUYSINGREEN]

Home prices I can understand. Specials make a huge difference if your in a newer neighborhood. But in the grand scheme of things, property tax is pretty insignificant. Mine has gone up 200 bucks since 2009

I don't feel over taxed at all. Well maybe by the Feds I do.

Get back to me in the next biennium when the state can no longer buy down your property tax. My taxes were cut in half during the buy down, I fully expect my property taxes to double next year.

[bisonp]

yeah, I was thinking the same thing, how could the FFD be a problem when the land described is further WEST and in line with a crossing runway almost

Fargodome is taller than an outdoor stadium would be, so maybe it's plausible. Maybe.

Why would the airport oppose a Fargodome expansion? Is there a plan out there that raises the roof?

[imabison]

There are naysayers as there always will be, just remember what former Bison basketball Coach Tom Billiter said when they were discussing the SHAC
He said they talked about doing this in 1992!!!!

[LITTLEGUYSINGREEN]

Yeah Montana has zero sales tax but all the other taxes thry bend you over a barrel and show you the other 49 States

Fargo Is a great bang for the buck. And North Dakota median household income is higher than Montana too

False, I own property in Montana and my real estate taxes are currently 25% higher in ND with a $100,000 lower valuation and that is with the current state buy down on property taxes. Before the state buy down, my property taxes in Mont. were less than half of my taxes in ND, even with the higher valuation in Mt.