Holt County Assessor
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Mound City Published & Printed in Mound City, Missouri Vol. 133, No. 2 75¢ NEWS www.moundcitynews.com Thursday • July 19 • 201 2 Community Golden Triangle Energy blood drive appeals tax assessment to July 23 The last opportunity to give blood in Holt County Board of Equalization this month is on Monday July 23, in Mound City. Stockholders, employees From 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. at and the lawyer for Golden the McRae Community Triangle Energy (GTE) in Building at 1720 Nebras- Craig, MO, appeared be- ka Street, residents can fore members of the Holt give blood and be entered County Board of Equaliza- into a weekly drawing to tion (BOE) on Monday, July win a $50 gift card! 16, to appeal the county’s To make an appoint- 2012 $22 million property ment go to savealifenow. assessment. Present at the org and enter sponsor hearing were BOE mem- code: moundci tycomm1. bers Mark Sitherwood, By making an appoint- Bill Gordon, Don Holstine ment online, donors are and Barry Kreek (member instantly registered to Anna Lou Doebbling was Herb Derks, left- Of Gentry County, MO, laid down his win a grand prize give- absent). Also present were ‘golden shovel’ (shown on table) as he addressed the Board away! Donors may also Holt County Assessor Carla of Equalization (BOE) on Monday, July 16, regarding the value of Golden Triangle Energy to the county and what contact Elaine Bledsoe at Markt, Holt County Clerk 660-442-5235. he felt should be the board’s obligation to do whatever it Kathy Kunkel, and more could to keep industry in the county. He spoke to the BOE, than a dozen other inter- Walker drops in 2 which was taking into consideration the reduction in the ested individuals. tax assessment for Golden Triangle Energy (GTE). Herb is Wayne Tenenbaum, law- Squaw Creek holes-in-one in 8 days a past board member of GTE. Second from left to right, Holt yer for Golden Triangle En- County Clerk Kathy Kunkel, and BOE members Bill Gor- Daryl Walker of Mound first ever hole-in-one after ergy, preempted his address Travel Plaza don and Mark Sitherwood listened to Herb’s comments. City couldn’t help but show 36 years of golf so ignited to the BOE stating, “The grand opening his elation as he pulled not the duo that they couldn’t ethanol industry is in the his first, but his second, finish their round of golf. dumps, plain and simple.” that the taxes assessed by newsletter, the company hole-in-one out of the #3 On Sunday, July 8, Daryl this Saturday Tenenbaum then articu- the county on the entirity of was offered by the county, green cup on Sunday, July and his father, Gary, were lated the dismal state of the Join the new Squaw 8, at the Mound City Golf playing best ball with the Golden Triangle Energy the Chapter 100 bonds for ethanol industry, citing the Creek Travel Plaza staff Course. The feat was the Daryl’s other son, James, plant far exceed the basis of tax abatement on the 2008 closings of 31 small plants in celebrating its grand second of two memorable and his friends, Dylan and fair market value. He stated addition. However, the of- across the nation. He tossed opening on Saturday, July shots on hole #3. Hayden Marrs. This round, the taxes should be based fer hinged on other aspects, out figures from a few of the 21, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Daryl’s first hole-in-one on hole #3, Daryl pulled on what someone would be that in the end, GTE decid- Stop by to check out the occurred while golfing with out his 7 iron, struck the sales of plants that closed, willing to come in and buy ed the bonds would, ‘offer store and enter a draw- his son, Willy, on Satur- ball, and it fell into the cup attributing the economic the plant for. He contended little relief’. ing to win a chance at a day, June 30. Daryl pulled again. obsolescence that those that the county fails to ac- According to county of- 42” flat screen T.V. and out his 6 iron that day on “I had never expected companies experienced to knowledge the facts regard- ficials, the county had set Phillips 66 gift cards. The hole #3, and with a bit of a to get a hole-in-one in my be the same position that ing the value of the Craig the assessment of the new travel plaza is located south wind, struck the ball. life, but now I’ve had two Golden Triangle Energy plant, stating that in addi- addition at $9.2 million. off I-29 at Exit 79 near Willy started ‘going cra- in 8 days. It’s exciting,” re- may soon be in, if trends tion to the fair market val- GTE paid $210,802 in 2009 zy’ when he thought that marked Daryl. “Now, you Mound City. don’t change. ue, the plant showed a com- taxes under protest. Then, the ball had dropped into start thinking, ‘It’s pos- Everyone can enjoy a This economic obsolen- bined net income over the in 2010, the State Tax Com- the cup. Daryl, however, sible!’.” grand buffet, 29¢ fountain scence has resulted from last four years of $228,270, mission ruled on the protest thinking he just couldn’t The golfing exploits may drinks (all sizes) and the the unforeseen high corn as certified by multiple pub- and placed the valuation at see the ball, made Willy be carrying over to other prices, the oversupply of “What Will Fuel the Fu- hit his ball before the two- family members, as Daryl lic accountants. Asking the $10.6 million on the new op- ethanol and other contrib- ture” energy roadshow. some went to check. Willie stated that when he and business to pay property eration. GTE then paid an uting factors. Estimates CarterEnergy’s Roadshow blasted his ball elsewhere his dad played a few days tax on an assessed valua- additional $32,434 in 2009 is an interactive learn- and the two raced toward later, his dad hit and was made 4-5 years ago did not tion of $22 million, result- taxes, coupled with 2010 ing experience about all the green. Sure enough - just 2” from the cup on foresee corn prices above $8 ing in a property tax bill taxes of $260,277. things energy! For more no ball. It was in the cup. hole #5. a bushel. of over $500,000, is simply In November of 2011, GTE information on the road- The excitement of Daryl’s Tenenbaum contended impossible. Golden Triangle made the balloon payment show, visit WhatWill Fu- Energy stated that it was to the county for the end of elTheFuture.com. appealing to the BOE for a the Chapter 100 bonds in reduction in assessment to the sum of $294,000. The $15 million. plant then paid $255,775 in Dredge in place and ready The attorney went on to taxes under protest in 2011. Junior state that should the com- In all, GTE has paid to date, pany’s financial contribut- $1,415,925 in taxes to Holt Naturalists ing factors change for the County. for action at Big Lake ‘upside’, the company would The company’s newsletter Thursday The arduous task of indeed expect the county to indicated that despite meet- reassess and increase its ings with the county asses- The ninth event to be dredging Big Lake is draw- ing nearer. Steps made the taxes. GTE is only asking sor, where GTE employees presented for the Junior for a fair assessment. felt they were very trans- Naturalist Program will week of July 9-13 show the earnestness of Holt County BOE member, Barry parent with the company’s be held this Thursday, Kreek, asked for addition- audited financials, no reso- July 19, at 6:30 p.m. at the farmer, Tom Tubbs, in mak- al input from any of those lution was made, and an ap- Squaw Creek Refuge near ing this project a reality. present at the July 16 hear- peal was the necessary next Mound City, MO. This On Thursday, July 12, the ing. Herb Derks, Dwight step. week’s theme is “Sound dredge was put into place by Rosenbohm, Byron Fink The Craig R-3 School Dis- Hound”. Naturalists will a crane, and a Kansas City, and Robert Drewes each trict stands to profit most learn new ways to listen MO, company had arrived asked the county for fair- from the taxes garnered to wildlife as well as un- to begin fusing together the ness in assessment, restat- from GTE. The difference in derstand what it’s saying. 12” pipes that will carry the ing the value that the busi- the $22 million assessment Students will talk to owls sludge. and howl with the coy- Tom Tubbs purchased the ness brings to the county. and the $15 million assess- dredge at an auction in Blue GTE was built in 2001 ment could mean roughly a otes. The dredge was placed on the lake- At Big Lake on Following the next week Springs, MO, in February, under 10-year Chapter 100 $108,000 difference for the 2012, with a two-fold pur- Thursday, July 12, and tested for functionality the same bonds. For nine years, the district. Craig Superinten- on Thursday, July 26, the day by Marty Wennihan and Josh Dean, employees of Tom theme for the program pose in mind: to remove silt company paid $32,000 per dent Mike Leach would not and deepen the lake that has Tubbs.