Articles written by Vikki Smith

Vikki Smith|Sep 7, 2016

The La Conner Weekly News recently published two articles about the state Department of Revenue’s March 2014 guidance that advised counties to stop assessing property tax on homes, or any other structure, constructed on tribal trust land. The federal court’s ruling that spurred the guidance had a significant effect inSkagitCounty. As a result, state and local property taxes shifted from homeowners living on tribal trust property to the others in the community. I fully support the public’s right to know how my agency arrived at this guida...