Thank you, thank you

As most of you are aware, the Sept. 2 election decided the contested primaries and provided some interesting stats to consider.

Regarding the election for Pinal County Assessor, our results (as were the results of all candidates challenging the incumbents) were very impressive throughout Pinal County. THANK YOU very much for your support and to those that have contributed. We look forward to starting a road to Property Tax Relief when we get a fresh change of assessor in the November elections.

In a recent press release the current assessor announced that Pinal County had acquired a custom written computer program. Our campaign believes this new expensive system does little more than store records

On Aug. 14 Pinal County issued a press release about the senior valuation freeze filing deadline. In keeping with the non user-friendly attitude of the current assessor, the form is still NOT available on the County Web site (it will be when I am elected). The bullet provides a (520) area code (toll number for most of Pinal County’s residents) instead of providing the (800 toll-free number).

It really is time for a change in November. Let’s convert the Assessor’s office into a consumer-friendly efficient electronic age office by electing Ron “Low-Tax” Reinagel in November. It’s not about party preference; it is about people and the need for LOW property taxes.

An e-mail recently received from a taxpayer reveals the primary problem that exists in the Pinal County Assessor’s Office at the present time. The office and the stale incumbent are not oriented to help the citizen taxpayers.

“Hi there! My husband said he talked to you the other day at a meet and greet the candidates.

I thought you would be interested to know that we submitted a request to the current Pinal County Assessor to change the taxing of our two lots (one at 10% and the other at 16%), to 10% according to ARS 42-15058. I received a phone call from the Assessor today and they now want a survey of our bottom lot. Then they want to combine both lots into one parcel number. They didn’t have a record of the survey on our first lot, but I provided that information to them; I told the person I spoke with, Tim Hilton, that if the county makes us get a survey then I will consider that harassment since it doesn’t state that needs to be done in the Arizona Statute. Mr. Hilton said he spoke with his boss Paul Larkin and Mr. Larkin says we have to provide the county with a survey.

This county is so damned corrupt if I let myself I could have a heart attack and die from all the transgressions they have perpetrated against us. This is just one more nail in that Assessor’s coffin. We’ll just have to wait until Mr. Larkin gets voted out of office. I sure hope that will soon be the case because that guy is probably one of the most unethical people I have ever come in contact with”. (The writers name is on file.)

I responded, “Thank You for CC’ing me on this matter. As we have discussed, a basic problem with the current assessor is the office is NOT user friendly as well as the current assessor being directly responsible for property tax increases. While the law specifically indicates the assessor “may” combine parcels, the current Assessor apparently has a different belief system, partly on the Non User-Friendly structure.”

Readers have inquired about not seeing Ron “Low-Tax” Reinagel campaign signs.

There have been several articles in the Tribune relating to very expensive political signs being stolen and damaged. Signs are expensive and (in my opinion) environmentally unfriendly. I doubt that a majority of voters make a decision for whom to vote based on one of several signs on any given street corner. If you have a difference of opinion please e-mail us.

Tax bills will arrive in September. If yours is lowered due to decreasing values, please e-mail us. The Assessor’s job is to value properties and I believe that the possibility of a lower valuation should go in favor of the property owner. This is one of the many reasons the taxpayers in Pinal County deserve a better “user-friendly” assessor. It’s time to elect Ron “Low-Tax” Reinagel in November.

Several changes are needed in order to bring Pinal County Property Taxes to an acceptable level. Remember tax rates in Pinal County have changed very little in the last eight years and yet property taxes (in most cases) have more than doubled. This is directly the fault of the current assessor.

Pinal County voters have an opportunity to reverse this trend. I cannot win this election and work to lower our property taxes alone – I hope you will join me in this fight by following this link to make a campaign contribution of any amount – up to the legal limit of $390.00 per person. Once you are on the “Home-Page” of the Web site, click Contribute / Donate.

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