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1. What does it mean when a burn ban is issued in my county?
2. Who can request a burn ban?
3. Can a camp fire, fire pit or back yard fire place be used during a burn ban?
4. What precautions must I take to have a campfire while a burn ban is in place?
5. What is the fine for violating a burn ban?
6. How do I find out if my county is in a burn ban?
7. Why are burn bans important?
8. Are there any provisions to burn during a burn ban?

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1. What is a Homestead Credit?
2. How is the Homestead Credit calculated?
3. What is a real estate Military Exemption?
4. How is the Military Exemption calculated?
5. How do I apply or find out if I qualify for the Homestead Credit or Military Exemption?

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1. Do railroads and utility companies pay real estate taxes?
2. Where do my taxes go?
3. What is Taxable Value?
4. What is an “ag dwelling”, and why do I get a separate tax bill for it?
5. What offices at the county are involved in the assessment and taxation of real estate?
6. How can I change the address where my tax bill is mailed?
7. How is Taxable Value calculated?
8. What is a Tax District?

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1. Does the assessor set the value for all real estate property?
2. What does it mean that 100% Actual Value is “equalized”?
3. How does the Iowa Department of Revenue know when an assessor’s 100% Actual Values are not sufficiently accurate?
4. What is Taxable Value?
5. What is the Rollback Rate?
6. How is Taxable Value calculated?

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1. What is a Levy Authority?
2. What is a legal description?
3. What is an administrative real estate description?
4. What is a property class?

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1. Why does it take so long to clear gravel roads?
2. Why do they keep plowing my driveway shut?
3. The plow knocked down my mailbox. Will the County replace it?
4. I’ve seen plow trucks on the road that sometimes aren’t spreading salt. Why don’t they since they’re there anyway?
5. Is there anything that I can do to help with snow and ice operations?
6. How do we contact your Department?

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1. What is a TIF Area?
2. What is the difference between a TIF Area and a TIF Tax District?
3. How is a TIF Area created?
4. What happens to the “base” taxes and the “increment” taxes?
5. Who is the “TIF Authority”?
6. How much of my taxes go to the city (or county) for debt for the TIF Area?
7. Do all of the taxes on the increment value go to pay TIF debt?
8. Are my taxes higher because my property is in a TIF Area?
9. What qualifies to be paid from taxes on the increment value?