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Senior Property Tax Survey

The St. Louis County Council just ended the rule forcing seniors to reapply every year for the property
tax freeze — a change I have fought for in Jefferson City. Now I want to hear from you. Please take a few
minutes to answer the questions below, then return this survey in the return envelope enclosed

Your Views On Property Taxes

In 2023, Missouri gave counties the power to freeze property taxes for seniors, and St. Louis County adopted it. We want to make sure everyone who qualifies is receiving it.
1. Do you currently receive the St. Louis County senior property tax freeze?(Required)
Until now, seniors had to reapply every single year to keep their freeze — and one missed form could cost hundreds of dollars. The County Council just ended that requirement here at home.
2. Do you support making the freeze automatic, so seniors never have to reapply once they qualify?(Required)
This year, property tax reform passed both chambers by huge bipartisan margins but the clock ran out before it became law.
3. Would you support Rep. Christ calling on the Governor to hold a special session to fix property taxes this year?(Required)
Because the freeze is run county by county, no two counties handle it the same way. A statewide fix would set one clear standard for every senior in Missouri
4. Should Missouri fix this statewide, so every county works the same way — not county by county?(Required)
Across St. Louis County, families have opened assessment notices to find their home values jumped overnight — with no inspection and no explanation.
5. Have your property taxes or home assessment gone up faster than you can afford?(Required)
Every year, seniors had to gather paperwork and reapply — a real hardship for anyone dealing with an illness, a move, or trouble with technology
6. Have you ever found the yearly reapplication a burden, missed a deadline, or nearly lost your freeze?(Required)
Today, if a computer-generated valuation is too high, the homeowner must hire an appraiser and prove the government wrong. Reform would flip that around.
7. When a computer raises your assessment, should the assessor — not you — have to prove the number is right?(Required)
Right now, an assessment can jump 30 or 40 percent based on a computer model, without anyone ever setting foot on the property.
8. Should an assessor be required to physically inspect a property before any increase over 15 percent?(Required)
Property tax measures are usually written in confusing millage rates that most voters cannot translate into real dollars.
9. Should every property tax measure show its real dollar cost — in plain dollars — on the ballot?(Required)
Some tax increases are placed on low-turnout April or special elections, where a small, motivated group can decide a tax that everyone pays.
10. Should property tax increase elections be held in November, when the most voters turn out?(Required)
When used-car prices spiked, many Missourians watched the personal property tax on a vehicle they had owned for years go up — even as the car aged
11. Should the personal property tax on your car or truck be capped so it cannot jump year to year?(Required)
For seniors on a fixed income, rising property taxes can be the difference between staying in a longtime home and being forced out.
12. How concerned are you about being able to stay in your home as property taxes rise?(Required)

Your Information

Please share your contact information so Rep. Christ can keep you informed and follow up if you need help.
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