She said the remarks made by visitors to the area can be amusing. The same things you do, but in a different place. Often it's more beautiful but there are still things that need to be done like the wash, going to Wal-Mart. And governing these territories isn't a piece of cake, either. Few would quarrel with the fact that the Northern Highlands-American Legion State Forest is a heck of a resource but some in Woodruff might contend there can be too much of a good thing.
Town governments rely on property taxes to do what needs doing.
Another 10 percent is owned by other entities that are tax exempt. Town Chairman Larry Greschner said the town is fortunate the Howard Young Medical Center makes payments in lieu of taxes because less than 3 percent of the land in the town is taxable. I think very few people realize how little land is on the tax rolls. That's got its good and bad points. You know some of the more beautiful lakes aren't going to be developed, but you still have services that people are going to be demanding.