Nampa and Meridian residents look for irrigation tax notices soon

Property owners in the Nampa & Meridian district must pay assessments even if they don't receive irrigation water.

 - STATESMAN STAFF

Published: 10/08/08


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Irrigation tax notices will be mailed Thursday to more than 37,000 Treasure Valley residents who own property within the Nampa & Meridian Irrigation District, officials said Tuesday.

District Secretary Treasurer Daren Coon said residents have the option of paying the assessment in full or in two parts. The full or first-half payment must be made by Dec. 20. The second-half payment is due June 20.

"People who own property inside the district boundaries need to be on the lookout for the tax assessment notices because failure to pay the assessment can ultimately result in tax deed action against the property," Coon said.

The tax levy on a property depends on several factors, including the size of the parcel. District officials say the 2008 assessment amounts to about $49 an acre, or $12.75 for a one-quarter-acre residential lot. Other costs - such as for pressurized urban irrigation systems, assessment costs, and drainage and reservoir maintenance charges - are then added to the land assessment to arrive at the total tax levy.

Coon said newcomers to the Treasure Valley may think the assessment does not apply to them because their property does not receive irrigation water. Idaho law, however, states that irrigation system operation and maintenance levies are to be assessed against all lands in a district, not just those actually using the water.

Past-due tax assessments are included in this year's notice. Also, a list of lands with back taxes owed will be available in January 2009 on the district's Internet site at www.nmid.org.

Residents with questions about their assessment or the district should call 466-7861.

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