An investigation of the effects of urban expansion on the taxation of real property in west central Missouri
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The increase in population in the rural-urban fringe of cities such as Kansas City and St. Louis has had an impact on local governments. These governmental units are required to provide more public services, in terms of quality and quantity, as population density increases. These services are provided by public institutions which have a rural orientation. The transition of these institutions from a rural to an urban orientation frequently is very difficult. Therefore, taxation of real property was investigated to determine the effects of urbanization upon this public institution. Four questions of special Interest to society in its appraisal of rural-urban fringe property taxation served as guides in the investigation. These questions were? (1) Was the amount of property taxes related to the current income generated from the real property? (2) Was there an association of the costs incurred with the benefits derived from the property tax? (3) Was the present system of taxing property the most efficient way of facilitating the transfer of land from agricultural to non-agrlcultural uses? and (4) Could the variation of the real property tax be explained by selected socio-economic variables? The inquiry provides some insights into these extremely interesting and important questions.
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