The Storey Teller News and commentary on what’s really going on in Storey County.
In his final essay, French Economist Frédéric Bastiat (1801-1850) puts forth his notion of “The Seen and the Unseen”. In this essay, he begins by stating:
“In the economic sphere an act, a habit, an institution, a law produces not only one effect, but a series of effects. Of these effects, the first alone is immediate; it appears simultaneously with its cause; it is seen. The other effects emerge only subsequently; they are not seen; we are fortunate if we foresee them.”
He goes on to suggest that that a good economist must carefully analyze a given process being wary of short term gains in exchange for long term retreats:
“for it almost always happens that when the immediate consequence is favorable, the later consequences are disastrous, and vice versa. Whence it follows that the bad economist pursues a small present good that will be followed by a great evil to come, while the good economist pursues a great good to come, at the risk of a small present evil.”
Brothel owner, Storey County Commissioner and TRIC Executive Lance Gilman has for years been promising us a fabled windfall of cash that will “gush” from his desert wasteland and flood our streets with cash from his modern-day Bonanza. World class companies, thousands of jobs and a county wide cash windfall hitting us with the force of a hundred Washoe Zephyrs.
So Where’s the Beef?
Let’s look at the cost benefit analysis of TRIC in terms of the seen and the unseen. What are the seen and unseen benefits and burdens that the county and citizens enjoy or endure with having the worlds largest industrial park and the band of merry TRICsters in our backyard?
The motivation for any business setting up shop at TRIC is the tax abatement scheme granted by Governor Sandoval in the special session of 2014. This abatement scheme created the seen; world class businesses bringing jobs and industry to our little corner of paradise. However, these abatements shift the burden of services and support these businesses enjoy onto the backs of us; the taxpayers of Storey County.
Now consider the unseen…
In the most recent version of the Delinquent Taxpayer role, we discover that the top personal property deadbeats are… wait for it… TRIC and TRIC’s world class companies. TRIC and two other companies combine to owe $ 81,264.68 while the remaining 66 companies and individuals combine to owe $22,824.78.
Could anyone have foreseen that?
| OFFICE OF THE TREASURER AND EX-OFFICIO TAX RECEIVER | ||||||
| STOREY COUNTY, NEVADA | ||||||
| NOTICE TO DELINQUENT TAXPAYERS | ||||||
| Pursuant to NRS 361.565 | ||||||
| Publish May 12, 2017 | ||||||
| Following are the names of property owners who are delinquent as of 5:00 P.M., May 6, 2017 | ||||||
| in payment of taxes assessed to them for the taxable fiscal years through June 30, 2017. | ||||||
| * Includes Prior Year(s) Taxes | ||||||
| PERSONAL PROPERTY | ||||||
| Parcel or Account Number | Owner | Tax | Penalties & Interest | Advertising & Postage | Total Due | Includes Prior Year(s) |
| NC 000143 | TAHOE-RENO INDUSTRIAL CNTR LLC | $36,569.18 | $4,296.87 | $3.71 | $40,869.76 | |
| CM 001311 | UNITED MILLING & REFINING CORP | $23,262.73 | $2,335.47 | $3.71 | $25,601.91 | * |
| CM 001645 | JET.COM, INC | $13,444.82 | $1,344.48 | $3.71 | $14,793.01 | |
| MH 000246 | DAVIS WILLIAM | $2,116.98 | $215.41 | $3.71 | $2,336.10 | * |
| CM 000009 | OXBORROW TRUCKING, INC | $1,939.00 | $193.90 | $3.71 | $2,136.61 | |
| CM 001581 | UNITED SITE SERVICES | $1,614.24 | $161.42 | $3.71 | $1,779.37 | |
| MH 000210 | BEACH SANDY/ VICARY ROBERTA | $1,366.71 | $164.08 | $3.71 | $1,534.50 | * |
| MH 000115 | COLLETTI JOHN C | $1,306.48 | $146.74 | $3.71 | $1,456.93 | * |
| MH 000225 | MAINE TERRY SMITH/MAINE BRIAN P | $1,053.62 | $149.41 | $3.71 | $1,206.74 | * |
| CM 001461 | LAILA FOODS DBA SUBWAY | $835.07 | $83.50 | $3.71 | $922.28 | |
| MH 000170 | DAVEY CINDY R | $733.95 | $86.33 | $3.71 | $823.99 | * |
| CM 001635 | PAC-VAN, INC | $697.30 | $69.73 | $3.71 | $770.74 | |
| MH 000187 | MARTIN GLORIA | $682.04 | $84.30 | $3.71 | $770.05 | * |
| MH 001154 | BERTAGNOLLI T.E. & ASSOC | $580.86 | $85.51 | $3.71 | $670.08 | * |
| MH 000103 | OLDANI PHILIP | $482.83 | $61.21 | $3.71 | $547.75 | * |
| CM 001105 | MITEL LEASING INC | $484.50 | $48.45 | $3.71 | $536.66 | * |
| CM 001687 | PLATINUM SCAFFOLDING SERVICES | $464.19 | $46.41 | $3.71 | $514.31 | |
| MH 000223 | MACLEOD DEWETTA | $416.13 | $49.94 | $3.71 | $469.78 | * |
| MH 000207 | KERSHAW WILLIAM & PATRICIA | $339.29 | $42.25 | $3.71 | $385.25 | * |
| MH 000240 | KERNS GARY WILLIAM | $334.87 | $46.42 | $3.71 | $385.00 | * |
| MH 000154 | ILK RENE K | $296.17 | $29.88 | $3.71 | $329.76 | * |
| MH 002459 | BATESEL MITCHELL | $277.98 | $27.79 | $3.71 | $309.48 | |
| MH 002259 | LAMB BERNARD P & KATHRIN S | $272.85 | $27.29 | $3.71 | $303.85 | |
| MH 002337 | GOSS JOSEPH F & KELLY A | $267.93 | $26.79 | $3.71 | $298.43 | * |
| CM 001569 | SUNRISE GRILL | $237.09 | $27.42 | $3.71 | $268.22 | * |
| MH 000141 | JEFFCOAT HUGH E | $231.40 | $23.14 | $3.71 | $258.25 | |
| MH 000211 | MCCARTY MELVIN D & UVONNE M | $210.87 | $40.48 | $3.71 | $255.06 | * |
| MH 000148 | SAMPLES, STACI | $189.90 | $22.70 | $3.71 | $216.31 | * |
| CM 001608 | CANVAS CAFE | $176.25 | $17.63 | $3.71 | $197.59 | |
| MH 002363 | ROJAS MANUEL P & ADELINA ACHOA | $172.60 | $17.26 | $3.71 | $193.57 | |
| CM 001431 | SILVER STATE MINERALS, LLC | $167.05 | $16.71 | $3.71 | $187.47 | |
| MH 002465 | BARKER REX STUART OR PAMELA JOY | $159.07 | $15.91 | $3.71 | $178.69 | |
| MH 000204 | ESCALANTI MARY OR ROBERT | $126.01 | $16.31 | $3.71 | $146.03 | * |
| MH 002398 | HOPPE HENRY JR & ARMIDA A | $125.38 | $12.54 | $3.71 | $141.63 | |
| CM 001651 | C & M CLEANING | $121.12 | $12.11 | $3.71 | $136.94 | |
| CM 001499 | DAN CIN CRYSTALS MINING COMPANY | $116.90 | $11.69 | $3.71 | $132.30 | |
| CM 001518 | 1-800-FLOWERS.COM | $116.34 | $11.63 | $3.71 | $131.68 | |
| CM 001264 | OLD VIRGINIA CITY ANTIQUES | $106.28 | $11.78 | $3.71 | $121.77 | * |
| MH 000213 | PATTISON LULA & GRISSELL BRAD | $96.65 | $17.98 | $3.71 | $118.34 | * |
| CM 000527 | GIFTED COWBOY | $101.99 | $10.20 | $3.71 | $115.90 | |
| MH 000224 | NOTTIER COLETTE | $93.62 | $13.07 | $3.71 | $110.40 | * |
| MH 000226 | COVEAU LAVONNE | $96.00 | $9.60 | $3.71 | $109.31 | |
| MH 000144 | HALTERMAN CHARLOTTE SMILEY | $88.71 | $8.87 | $3.71 | $101.29 | |
| MH 000177 | CUDWORTH EDNA & JAMES | $83.24 | $12.03 | $3.71 | $98.98 | * |
| MH 000181 | PEREA ROBT L & DURR KATHRYN J | $86.00 | $8.60 | $3.71 | $98.31 | |
| CM 001342 | FRED’S CLOSET | $75.69 | $7.57 | $3.71 | $86.97 | |
| CM 001330 | PONDEROSA SALOON | $75.69 | $7.57 | $3.71 | $86.97 | |
| CM 001432 | WESTERN NEVADA TRANSPORT | $66.79 | $6.68 | $3.71 | $77.18 | |
| MH 004114 | HOPPE HENRY JR & ARMIDA A | $63.85 | $6.39 | $3.71 | $73.95 | |
| MH 002349 | DRURY ROBYN SHOFNER | $52.57 | $5.26 | $3.71 | $61.54 | |
| CM 000419 | ZULIM CONSTRUCTION | $49.73 | $4.97 | $3.71 | $58.41 | |
| MH 000221 | BIGELOW BOB | $49.64 | $4.96 | $3.71 | $58.31 | |
| CM 001206 | PRIMROSE LANE | $38.69 | $3.87 | $3.71 | $46.27 | |
| MH 000212 | SAMPLES CHRIS | $36.93 | $3.69 | $3.71 | $44.33 | |
| MH 002111 | BARKER REX S & PAMELA J | $36.10 | $3.61 | $3.71 | $43.42 | |
| CM 001590 | MARTINEZ TREXLER REAL EST GROUP | $35.26 | $3.53 | $3.71 | $42.50 | |
| MH 001139 | BRYANT MARY | $31.50 | $6.87 | $3.71 | $42.08 | * |
| CM 001671 | CIDER HOUSE (THE) | $30.28 | $3.03 | $3.71 | $37.02 | |
| MH 000111 | ACKERMAN CAROL A | $30.00 | $3.00 | $3.71 | $36.71 | |
| MH 000197 | ALL-LITE AGGREGATE | $25.20 | $6.23 | $3.71 | $35.14 | * |
| MH 002333 | SIX HUGH A | $26.16 | $2.62 | $3.71 | $32.49 | |
| MH 002158 | NELSON BRADFORD | $22.84 | $2.28 | $3.71 | $28.83 | |
| MH 001103 | CHRISTENSEN VIVIAN | $19.86 | $1.99 | $3.71 | $25.56 | |
| MH 002104 | THOMAS DAVID R & CAROL L | $16.68 | $1.67 | $3.71 | $22.06 | |
| CM 001281 | A-Z TRUCK MARINE AND RV | $14.78 | $1.48 | $3.71 | $19.97 | |
| MH 003102 | SALZWIMMER DAN | $13.81 | $1.38 | $3.71 | $18.90 | |
| MH 002185 | GILLETTE MICHAEL D | $12.11 | $1.21 | $3.71 | $17.03 | |
| MH 002157 | LYNCH BUFORD | $12.11 | $1.21 | $3.71 | $17.03 | |
| CM 000196 | SHOSHONE COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO | $2.46 | $0.24 | $3.71 | $6.41 | |
