WHERE IS ALL OUR TAX REVENUE ACTUALLY GOING??

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 Why are we paying such exorbitant fees in our property taxes? And for what? Here is what you see on the main County website. Lovely! We do have some lovely spots to visit here in White Pine country. But let's get real for just a moment.

Here is what the State doesn't see. This is what your average neighborhood looks like in White Pine County. We are seeing absolutely no return on our investment whatsoever, and yet we are witnessing an insuperable jump in our property taxes for ABSOLUTELY NO REASON. Using the excuse of Inflation will only take you so far, but a 20-30% jump in a single fiscal tax year (as many more are reporting now for 2024), while absolutely nothing has changed IS EXTORTION, and we do intend on holding these corrupted public employees accountable. In the months ahead, we'll have more evidence to share to the public about what this actually taking place in this Office of the Assessor, in collusion with the District Attorney, County Manager, and County Commissioners. Their agenda is to try deceiving the state that we are actually making some kind of progress. While this may be true for a handful of you go-getters, many of you in the public may be very surprised to know the things you're being charged for. Did you know a large number of you are being charged for “New Construction” and “Improvements” for things you never never did? This only scratches the surface as to the corruption and what is yet to become unveiled. But we'd like to just show the state the horrible conditions that the large part of our citizenry has had to live in, and are being extorted the very most.   

 
 

• The dangerous buckling sidewalks, curbs & gutters, spalling down to almost complete decay , posing an IMMEDIATE hazard to the public.
• Cataclysmic underground tree root systems that pervade our entire downtown Ely area, even wrecking havoc on residential basement foundations as many have reported. 
• The overgrown trees growing right into our power lines and into our street corners and even into the very roads themselves. 
• The unending potholes that get a quick-fix patch only to worsen months later.
• Our city and county Streets Signs faded and tipping over; very unsightly.
• The out-of-control obnoxious weeds that are never maintained where concrete sidewalks used to exist but have denigrated down to nothing in many areas, right in the heart of the city. 
• Underground City Water Pipes that've busted that need a complete overhaul replacement, still being used, quite literally causing homes to sink and cave in especially in the lower topographic elevations. 
• City-owned retaining walls (what should be anyway), etched away bit by bit with no retaining infrastructure anymore, causing landslides right up against our high traffic main streets in some areas. Disasters just waiting to happen.