QCTimes: Holst Polls as well as incumbents

QCTimes: Holst Polls as well as incumbents
Post Date June 5, 2014
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Republican challenger Diane Holst did more than survive Tuesday’s Scott County Board of Supervisors primary.

The hard campaigning activist actually outpolled at least one of the two GOP county board incumbents in 25 precincts. Holst won 11 precincts outright over incumbents William Cusack and Carol Earnhardt.

Holst polled best in Pleasant Valley, LeClaire and Hickory Grove precincts. But she was competitive throughout Bettendorf, winning the Bettendorf 12 precinct. She turned enough Republican heads in the primary to advance to the general election, where we expect she’ll …

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Holst 2011 LTE’s: Contact Your Elected Officials Now About Property Taxes

Holst 2011 LTE’s: Contact Your Elected Officials Now About Property Taxes
Post Date April 25, 2014
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[Published in the Quad City Times and River Cities’ Reader in Fall 2011.]

Last week, the Iowa Department of Revenue issued an Assessment Limitations Order, or “rollback,” on property values in Iowa. The order adjusts the property values used by local governments to compute property taxes for agricultural, residential, commercial, and industrial property. The taxable value for residential property will be 50.7518 percent of the assessed value. This is an increase from the 2010 level of 48.5299 percent.

This will result in an increase to your residental …

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