Kenosha---With the Republican-controlled legislature having balked at passing legislation to make it harder for big-box stores to challenge their assessments, a Kenosha alderman says cities should try a new tactic to ratchet up the pressure: Referendums.
Ald. Dan Prozanski is calling for a referendum to be held in Kenosha this fall on whether legislation should be passed that would stop businesses, mainly big box stores, from having their buildings assessed as if they were empty, or dark. The laws as currently written, some say, allow for the unfair shifting of the property tax burden from homeowners to some retailers.
Prozanski says many municipalities have been sending resolutions to the state with no success. "Maybe if the public got behind this they'll have better luck than we've had," he said. "The hope is that not only does Kenosha do this but other municipalities pick this up."
Prozanski’s resolution has been sent to the city’s Finance Committee for consideration.
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