Tax Loophole For St. Louis County Country Clubs Has Homeowners Paying More
A loophole reportedly allows private country clubs in West County to pay less taxes, affecting what school districts like Parkway receive and forcing homeowners to pay more. Watch KMOV's story here.
According to a recent news report by KMOV invstigative reporter Chris Nagus, private country clubs in Missouri receive a "sweetheart deal" which allows them to pay less in taxes. (View Chris Nagus' report on KMOV here.) As a result, homeowners pay more in taxes and school districts, including the Parkway School District, receive less money for education. According to Nagus' report, Ballwin's Meadowbrook Country Club, Bellerive Country Club and Westwood are all located within the Parkway school district. He said Parkway is losing $218,850 a year due to the loophole. Parkway School District Board President Beth Feldman is interviewed in the KMOV report. She points out that any extra money would help Parkway because the district cut eight …
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Anne Gassel
10:45 am on Saturday, November 10, 2012
Sure would have sounded different if you would have said, "Parkway could receive an extra $218k a year if the laws and zoning codes were different." Parkway currently is not entitled to that money so they are not losing it. With the state's economy in a slump, every school district is looking for additional money. Painting a group as bad guys because they have been following the law for years and… more ›