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That was one thing I was wondering about it too. Keloland made it sound like the people that voted were "residents" of Buffalo Chip. Really? People live at the CG year round? Bet they pay out the nose for 911 service to Sturgis after this.
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The city of Sturgis has been working for years trying to annex that area while not having to grab all the land in between. Its all about tax revenue. The chip will be able to take their 2% share of sales tax. Given the limited land area that will more than pay to keep necessary services on hand and pay for some nice improvements. They will also get a chunk of their property taxes back.
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The city of Sturgis has been working for years trying to annex that area while not having to grab all the land in between. Its all about tax revenue. The chip will be able to take their 2% share of sales tax. Given the limited land area that will more than pay to keep necessary services on hand and pay for some nice improvements. They will also get a chunk of their property taxes back.
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Of course it's a money thing - I'm just surprised it took them this many years to realize it...
I don't really see any reason why this won't go through though - their "cut" that they would collect is just going to cause an increase in the already high prices so profit margins will stay relatively close...
I don't really see any reason why this won't go through though - their "cut" that they would collect is just going to cause an increase in the already high prices so profit margins will stay relatively close...
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Of course it's a money thing - I'm just surprised it took them this many years to realize it...
I don't really see any reason why this won't go through though - their "cut" that they would collect is just going to cause an increase in the already high prices so profit margins will stay relatively close...
I don't really see any reason why this won't go through though - their "cut" that they would collect is just going to cause an increase in the already high prices so profit margins will stay relatively close...
The city of Sturgis and some 55 land owners are try to stop.