Clark County taxpayers are on the hook for what will likely top $13 million after District Court Judge Tierra Jones ruled the county illegally collected property taxes on public land in the ongoing Badlands saga.
The Friday ruling adds another costly chapter to the Badlands controversy that has already cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars. The judge reminded Clark County that property taxes paid on public property are “illegal and absolutely void” because “all public property is immune from real property taxation.”
WATCH | Clark County faces likely $13 million bill after losing Badlands tax case
Clark County faces likely $13 million bill after losing Badlands tax case
The case stems from the county’s continued collection of property taxes from developer Yohan Lowie even after courts ruled the city had illegally taken his land. While the public used the former golf course for recreation and the homeless populated its drainage tunnels, Lowie was still being charged taxes on property he no longer controlled…