Legislator Erdman proposes tax plan

Going into his first session as a state legislator, Bayard’s Steve Erdman wasn’t sure what the work would be like. And after 30 days of wrangling over the Legislature’s operating rules, he was afraid it was going to be monotonous duty.

But once members got down to the business of governing, Erdman was overall pleased with the things he and other legislators were able to accomplish.

But for one thing.

“I was disappointed we couldn’t pass some sort of substantial property tax relief,” Erdman said.

He was so unhappy with the lack of progress in that particular area, on the last day of the legislative session Erdman held a press conference that outlined what will be his priority from now into the next legislative session.

“I announced that I will introduce a constitutional amendment to let everybody in the state vote on property taxes,” Erdman said.

That’s a pretty drastic and unusual step, but one Erdman feels is necessary due to what he sees as the legislature’s inability to take care of business.

“We couldn’t even pass a good budget with any relief that was substantial,” Erdman said.

So Erdman will introduce a constitutional amendment, hoping the legislature will pass it to send it on to voters for their approval.

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