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ALL-AMERICA CITY
1982-1983
F. PAUL GOODLAND
MAYOR
April 25, 1985
The Honorable Terry Branstad
The Governor
The Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Dear Terry:
Thank you for your letter of April 22, 1985. f'm giving a copy of it to the
City Council and to the various parties in this community that are part of our
Business, City Council , Indus d--Univer�*ty cooperative efforts.
We recently passed the industrial tax exempki . , Our Economic Development
Commission is composed members niversity, City Council , Business
and Industry. We all contribute to its budget. We also have a recently
established Convention Bureau which represents the cooperative working of groups
within the community. We appreciate the concept you have expressed. I 'm sure
we' ll make use of the task force when such need arises.
Respectf y,
%yPa'ICGoodland
or it of Ames
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Chamber of Commerce - Bob Mickle, Director
- Wayne Moore, President
Economic Development Commission - Terry Bailey, Director
- George White, President
ISU - President Parks
- Warren Madden, Vice President of Business
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OFFICE OF THE GOVERNO FILED
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TERRY E. BRANSTAD 515 281-5211
GOVERNOR April 22, 1985 CITY CLERK
CITY Of AMES, IOWA
Mr. Paul Goodland
Mayor
City Hall
Ames, IA 50010
Dear Paul :
I've been pleased with the initiative shown by many of Iowa' s
communities to assist existing industries and promote economic
development. I am convinced that local initiative with state
assistance will be crucial to the development of our state . Local
programs mobilizing civic and business leaders to call on all
industries each year; the organization of business labor councils;
industry recognition programs and the present effort to eliminate
the sales tax on machinery and equipment have been most impressive.
Each of these contribute to maintaining our economic base and have,
or will, assist many of our employers to expand in Iowa.
Recently, when Firestone officials indicated that they might close
their plant in Des Moines, this office mobilized a Task Force
representing state, county and city governments, as well as rep-
resentatives of organized labor and the chamber of commerce . This
Task Force identified the problems confronting Firestone and devel-
oped public/private solutions to help keep the plant operating in
Iowa. That effort was successful in keeping the plant open and now
we are working on plans to increase employment at the facility.
I want to make similar economic emergency teams available to you, if
a similar need arises in Ames. By working together the state and
local community may be able to retain existing jobs and attract new
jobs to Iowa.
If your community would be interested in such a partnership to save
existing or create new jobs, please let me know. We will work with
you to develop a working group with broad-based representation that
could be called into action when needed.
Please let me know if you would like to pursue this effort.
Sincerely,
Terry E. Branstad
Governor
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4. The term "qualifying", as used in this section, means
that which is classified and assessed as industrial real
estate entitled to the exemption by the laws of Iowa and
the valid administrative rules of the Iowa Department of
Revenue.
[State Law Ref. Iowa Code Sec. 427B.1, IAC 730-80.6]
Sec. 24.9. LENGTH OF TIME EXEMPTION IS AVAILABLE.
The exemption provided in section 24.8 shall be available for a period
of year(s) from the day of 1985, unless
sooner repealed.
[State Law Ref. 427B.1]
Sec. 24.10. EXEMPTION SCHEDULE.
The actual value added to industrial real estate for the reasons speci-
fied in section one is eligible to receive a partial exemption from taxation for
a period of five (5) years. "Actual value added" as used herein means the
actual value added as of the first year for which the exemption is received,
except that actual value added by improvements to machinery and equipment
means the actual value as determined by the assessor as of January first of
each year for which the exemption is received. The amount of actual value
added which is eligible to be exempt from taxation shall be as follows:
(1) For the first year, seventy-five percent.
(2) For the second year, sixty percent.
(3) For the third year, forty-five percent.
(4) For the fourth year, thirty percent.
(5) For the fifty year, fifteen percent.
However, the granting of an exemption under this section for new construc-
tion constituting complete replacement of an existing building or structure
shall not result in the assessed value of the industrial real estate being
reduced below the assessed value of the industrial real estate before the
start of the new construction added.
[State Law Ref. 427B.3]
Sec. 24.11. APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION.
For each eligible property for which an exemption is desired the owner
shall cause to be filed an application for exemption with the city assessor,
on the forms prescribed by the director of revenue for the State of Iowa,
between January 1 and February 1 of the year for which the value added is
first assessed for tax purposes. If an application is not filed by February 1
of the year the value added is first assessed, the taxpayer cannot receive in
subsequent years the partial exemption for that value added.
[State Law Ref. Sec. 427b.4, IAC 730-80.6(6)(a)]
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