Manhattan Jurisdictional Area Now Taxable
By Hart Real Estate Solutions, Broker/Owner
(Hart Real Estate Solutions)
The Gallatin County Commission will try to fix a nearly 36-year old loophole that allowed a 3.5 km sized district surrounding Manhattan to not pay taxes on their planning services. The district, created in 1978, was indoctrinated as a jurisdictional area. Within the jurisdictional area, as oppose to a tax district, property owners were never taxed for the planning services they received. Residents of the county and city did pay for those services. When the problem was discovered in 1994, Manhattan and the Gallatin County entered into discussions to fix the problem. Now, with the County Commission’s approval, the County will be able to authorize mill levies to tax property owners in the district. Last year, the county paid about $3,500 for planning in the Manhattan city and surrounding ...
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