There isn’t a property tax increase that Brandon (Weirdsville) doesn’t love. About $400 a year increase to build a Softball field. What a genius idea 🙁 What’s next, a wheel tax increase to help fund Automania?
I honestly don’t know if our property taxes are high or not compared to other locations, I just haven’t worried about it. However, this week the Brandon City Council is outlining a bond proposal that will be voted on in October. The issue? To me, the issue is little town envy of our big cousin to the west. We have one stinkin’ hotel. We have no good restaurants. It’s not like Brandon is a tourist Mecca. However, the brilliant powers that be have decided that Brandon needs to compete with Sioux Falls and other surrounding cities for the softball tournaments that bring in outside folks.
We already have a nice large park with multiple softball fields in the complex. However, the “softball lobby†in Brandon is pushing for a massive upgrade. How massive? A $14 million renovation, to be mostly funded by a proposed bond measure. The measure would call for $12.5 million to be raised, paid for over 10 years by a $3 per $1,000 house valuation increase on property taxes.