Steamboat vacancy tax: Taxation without a voice?
As Steamboat Springs moves toward implementing a vacancy tax this November, the community is divided over a fundamental question: should full-time residents really decide the tax burden that primarily affects non-resident property owners? This has reignited old debates about “taxation without representation.” The vacancy tax proposal outlines a flat fee of $3,100 for properties that […]
Steamboat lost in 1886 crash discovered off Michigan’s coast
Grand Rapids, Michigan (wood) — The Michigan Shipwreck Research Association (MSRA) has discovered the remains of the steamboat Milwaukee, which went missing in 1886. “This is the 19th shipwreck our team has found off the coast of West Michigan,” said Valerie Van Heest, who coordinated the search effort with her husband, Jack Van Heest. press […]