as stated, the genius Body Ventura really had everybody fooled w/ the LGA/low property tax law. Thats apples and oranges now to compare mn to nd for tax rates. My friend in moorhead only pays 1900 a year in taxes on a lot on the river. I pay 3300. His income tax is likely 50% higher than mine. Ill take the extra couple thousand i pay in property tax, and know im not going to lose services like he is because my city has to get its money from the state. I cant understand why anyone making more than 35k would live in EGF before GF. You save on property tax, but its a net loss on income tax.
GF is cheap, dont kid yourselves. The alerus, while not operating in the black, is still a valuable assest and commodity here in grand forks, and a reason to retain young people that build the tax pool. Alerus=more visitors=more hotels=more jobs=housing prices rise=more tax dollars. There is a reason people have polled to be more "attached" to grand forks than in the past, because there is more to do.
I'll happily pay my tax bill, and continue to enjoy the amenitites our city provides.