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<br />I <br />. <br /> <br />RECEIVED <br />iAPR 2020061 <br /> <br />CASS COUNTY COMMISSION <br />INVESTIGATION OF ABATEMENT APPLICATION <br /> <br />ABATEMENT #4284 <br /> <br />Following is a report on the investigation of the abatement application of: Thomas McInnes <br /> <br />Cass County Board of Commissioners and State Tax Commissioner: <br /> <br />The applicant is asking that the 13.33 acre tract located at 6904 Cty Rd 31 Reed Twp be <br />classified as a farm and that the stmcutures be exempt as farm structures. Mr. McInnes <br />purchased the property in late Febmary, 2005. According to the applicant, he owns and farnls <br />1,092 acres and rents an additional 3,120 acres. The farmland is located in southern Traill <br />County and northern Cass County. It appears that he is using the outbuildings for storage of farm <br />machinery. Mr. McInnes has filed a fann residence exemption application and would qualify for <br />the exemption based upon the application. <br /> <br />Reed Twp recommended approval of the abatement application. <br /> <br />I did visit the property and met with the owner. It would appear that the property is being used <br />for farm purposes and that the occupant meets the definition of a fanner for taxation purposes. <br />Exemptions are prorated for the period of time that the property is exempt; which in this case is <br />10 months. <br /> <br />SUGGESTED MOTION: "I move that Abatement # 4284 be approved for 10 months <br />being valued as agricultural property; with 2 months being valued as residential property". <br /> <br />Dated this 20th day of April, 2006. <br /> <br />'tf~ V,..-J <br /> <br />Frank Klein <br />Director of Tax Equalization <br /> <br />j:\tax\wpl.:Jhate <br />