Kansas law bans Shawnee County from complying with a request by the owner of Heartland Motorsports Park that the two sides cut a deal to resolve a years-long property tax battle, commissioners said Thursday. They quoted a Kansas law that says the county cannot “release, discharge, remit or commute” past tax liability if the valuations involved have not been appealed or challenged by the taxpayer. In a signed statement put out Thursday, Commissioners Kevin Cook, Aaron Mays and Bill Riphahn said they are sympathetic to the situation facing Chris Payne but that he hasn’t availed himself of the options available. Payne hasn’t appealed or protested the valuations for the Heartland Park property for the tax years 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 or 2023, meaning the county can’t change those valuations, the statement said.
Source: CJonline
