Analysis: Bismarck School Bond Eats Half The Property Tax Savings At The County Level

The City of Bismarck asking voters to continue half-cent infrastructure sales tax while Bismarck School District is asking voters to double the debt creates a "prisoners dilemma" for property owners.

For about a decade, two of the four taxing jurisdictions that Bismarck taxpayers are subject to have taken steps to at least attempt to alleviate the property tax burden on its property taxpayers in addition to and separate from the various schemes the state legislature has taken on. To review:

City of Bismarck:

In 2017/18, the City of Bismarck started …