Preston Smith Exposes Jackson County Tax Controversy Involving Amazon

The leading candidate for the next Jackson County Assessor shares a sordid story alleging favoritism and maybe worse from inside the courthouse . . . These two quotes stand out the most as we share a link to his testimony . . . Check-it: 

"At a time when the County has steadfastly REFUSED to LOWER valuations in the 2023/24 assessment for most taxpayers, here is a clear-cut example of a Fortune 500 company that is getting a huge tax break because the County REFUSES to INCREASE the valuation.

"I am attaching the Certificate of Value, the data from the parcel viewer and a photo of the Amazon building. I hope that you all will SHARE THIS ACROSS THE COUNTY so that by actually shaming them into action that SOMEHOW THEY WILL DO THE RIGHT THING THIS TIME."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Preston Smith: "I discovered that the Amazon Distribution facility in Grain Valley was on the tax rolls for $11,771,000 but Amazon bought the building and parking lot on 2/3/22 for $37,782,415."