Myturn wrote on Aug 29, 2008 3:44 PM:
" Oldglorydays cracks me up. On the short list of levies, tax structure, low property values, high school costs, and City property tax. And we have watched as no construction project of any size or merit has been built without our tax money and creative financing trailing along like toilet paper stuck on your returning shoe from the bathroom. $391 million in property encompassed in TIFs, too many up around 27 years. Empty storefronts Downtown, Crossroads, Shelby, a weed field across from Shelby, Bridgeview and far too many more. "stable"? As they give away riverfront, and high volume frontage. Then what??? Johnsrud can burn his Masters for heat. "
Big Spender wrote on Aug 29, 2008 3:18 PM:
" I foray back to LaX cyberspace just in time to see all my prophesies come true this election season.
Taxes in La Crosse are too high compared to where I am now: I'm in a much richer state with way lower taxes and way better services. A public indoor pool here is five times bigger and better than anything you've got, yet taxes on a $100K La Crosse house are higher than taxes on a $600K one here. Roads are worse in LaX, schools in LaX are worse, police and fire are about the same--you pay more for less. One reason for that is that big businesses here are more prevalent so we locals don't foot so big a bill. Down here, our total tax bill is lower and our service package is greater. La Crosse, you're a poorhouse! "
wizard wrote on Aug 29, 2008 11:59 AM:
" LaCrosse has turned into ghetto ruled by slumlords, eccentrics and drunks. We sold our rental property for pennies on the dollor due to fact it was in the middle of a drug infested nieghborhood. "
theblob wrote on Aug 29, 2008 11:44 AM:
" To the posters who are complaining about high city taxes, you either don't live in the city or don't look at your local tax bill. The city taxes and services are nothing when compared to the HIGH taxes on bill for SCHOOL DISTRICT, WTC and county taxes. "
oldglorydays wrote on Aug 29, 2008 10:55 AM:
" The perpetual naysayers make it sound like La Crosse is a sinking ship. We're far from it and as this report indicates, we're actually relatively stable. "
B wrote on Aug 29, 2008 9:27 AM:
" If you only look at percentage growth - of course smaller counties are generally going to look better in tough economic times. 7.7% of $1.3b is about $95m (in Jackson County); while 1.8% of $7.6b is about $137m (in La Crosse County). So to look at it a different way La Crosse County saw 144% of the growth that Jackson County saw in 2007. The point is, percentages can be deceiving if that is all you look at. "
Big E wrote on Aug 29, 2008 7:33 AM:
" I will agree that the taxes in the City of La Crosse are outragous. It's great that we have three top quality secondary education facilities in town, but the fact is they dont'd pay real estate taxes on the all the valuable ground they sit on. To concerned mom...the City does attempt to bring in new businesses to town. But in order to entice them there must be financial incentives (i.e. TIF districts). Simple economics there. Then when the City creats those incentives people like you complain about it. "
concerned mom wrote on Aug 29, 2008 7:09 AM:
" LaCrosse houseing maket is too HIGH, And the Average Wage is WAY to LOW. If LaCrosee wants to Grow in all the directions it needs to and get bigger and better business in this area. Then lower the rent a little and electric bills for the community and start approaching larger better paying companies to come this is area. Area Employers start paying you employee's better and job turn over won't be so high. Duh "
Mack wrote on Aug 29, 2008 6:59 AM:
" Actually people are moving into La Crosse to avoid high priced commutes. Flooded basements due to La Crosse's insufficient storm sewer system didn't help values one little bit. "
slinger1919 wrote on Aug 29, 2008 5:50 AM:
" Its just ridiculous how high La Crosses taxes arewho wants to improve their property in La Crosse and get severely penalized for it. We are getting punished enough! The so called quality of life isnt any better than in the surround communities but yet we are taxed like we have golden avenues to drive on, etc. compared to the surrounding communities. "
dbl lung wrote on Aug 29, 2008 3:41 AM:
" It is not to difficult to figure out why when you consider the high property taxes within the City of LaCrosse. "
Krusty wrote on Aug 29, 2008 3:21 AM:
" People are scattering from Lacrosse like lice running from burning hair, perhaps "mayor" johnsrud and his city council could tell us why "
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