Fwd: Truth

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From: Henry McClure <mcre13@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, Oct 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Subject: Truth
To: Rich <Rich.Eckert@snco.us>
Cc: Kevin Cook <kevin.cook@snco.us>, <countyclerk@snco.us>, Aaron Mays <aaron.mays@snco.us>, Bill Riphahn <bill.riphahn@snco.us>, MCRE Media <mcre1.9999@blogger.com>, Governing Body <governingbody@topeka.org>, City Manager <citymanager@topeka.org>, City Clerk <cclerk@topeka.org>

Rich, 

Could you take a look at this Facebook post from one of our City Council folks? You testified at a county commission meeting that the city could and should sue to collect. 

Christina Valdivia-Alcala

Topekans - please see the press release below from the county. This is referencing Klausman's properties at Laurens Bay. As the city Council person for district 2, I believe we should be trying to sue for the back due specials. The county is the only entity that can sue for the back due property taxes. Klausman may still follow through with his request for the city to provide him with an RHID. This is an acronym for reinvestment housing incentive district. if the city allows this, and only the governing body can ultimately approve it… This would give Klausman over 20 years of not having to pay any future property taxes. We cannot afford this because we are in a budget deficit for at least the next three years. Klausman is not on a fixed income stuff, he is not struggling to make ends meet. He continues to game the system.   And what this leaves the city vulnerable to is more and more developers or other entities to come to the city and ask for similar deals. Please consider calling/emailing any or all of the numbers below to let your voice be heard on this issue. I will continue to vote no on incentives.
ONE NOTE: From all the people I've talked to over the past two years (and tracking social media) - the majority of their concern has been collection of the property taxes, which is the far, far greater amount than assessments. Only the county can collect through legal means on property taxes. So that last in the press release is rather disingenuous.
City Council
council@topeka.org
785-368-3710
Mayor
mayor@topeka.org
785-368-3895
City Manager
citymanager@topeka.org
785-368-3725

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Henry McClure 

Time kills deals

785-383-9994

www.henrymcclure.live

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Henry McClure 

Time kills deals

785-383-9994

www.henrymcclure.live