Property Taxes in Saint Louis County

Economy | May 27, 2011

By David Stokes | Read Time 1 minute

I appeared on KMOX radio with John Hancock and Mike Kelley this morning to discuss property taxes. I appreciate both of them giving me the opportunity to appear alongside new county assessor, Jake Zimmerman. You can listen to the broadcast here, if you missed it, and if you are as interested in property taxation as I am — or if you just want to learn more about how to appeal your assessment and ultimately lower your taxes, which is also a perfectly fine reason to listen. Please stay tuned for some major work from the Show-Me Institute on property taxes, soon to be released by Christine Harbin and me.

I received a text message from one friend after the show stating that he planned to be the first person in Missouri history to appeal his assessment in order to get it higher, not lower, per our joke about that on the show. So, it is good to know that I accomplished something this morning.

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David Stokes

David Stokes is a St. Louis native and a graduate of Saint Louis University High School and Fairfield (Conn.) University. He spent six years as a political aide at the St. Louis County Council before joining the Show-Me Institute in 2007. Stokes was a policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute from 2007 to 2016. From 2016 through 2020 he was Executive Director of Great Rivers Habitat Alliance, where he led efforts to oppose harmful floodplain developments done with abusive tax subsidies. Stokes rejoined the Institute in early 2021 as the Director of Municipal Policy. He is a past president of the University City Library Board. He served on the St. Louis County 2010 Council Redistricting Commission and was the 2012 representative to the Electoral College from Missouri’s First Congressional District. He lives in University City with his wife and their three children.

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