The Kenosha County Board on Tuesday unanimously approved putting an advisory referendum on the November ballot calling on state lawmakers to close “dark stores” tax loopholes.
The yes-or-no question reads:
“Should the state Legislature enact proposed legislation that closes the dark store loopholes, which currently allow commercial retail properties to significantly reduce the assessed valuation and property taxes of such properties, resulting in a substantial shift in taxes levied against other tax paying entities, such as residential homeowners, and/or cuts in essential services provided by an affected municipality?”
The resolution passed without discussion or dissent, as did a related resolution by the board calling on the Legislature and Gov. Scott Walker “to protect homeowners and local businesses from having even more of the property tax burden shifted to them.”
