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526 Eischen Avenue
Very Nice Home And Affordable! 3
BR, 1-1/2 Bath, New tilt windows.
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and both baths. Nice large covered
patio. Fenced yard and much more.
Now Only...$89,900
508 Southview Drive
3 Bedroom, 2 Bath, 3 Car Garage,
1,707 sf, Nine Ft. Ceilings,
Enclosed Sunroom & So Much
More! Call For Appointment To See.
$199,000
SOLD
613 South 7th
Rt. 3, Box 12,
Shaffenberg Rd.
Big & Beautiful. 4 Bedroom Victorian
Home Offers 2-1/2 Baths, Two Living
Areas, Two Dining Areas, 4,052 sf,
Two Fireplaces & Sets On 3.87 Acres
With Barn, Storage & Gazebo.
$295,000
PENDING
438 Chisholm Ave.
1112 South 12th St.
3 Bedroom, 1,830 Sq. Ft. Very
Nice Home With Security
System, New Roof & Much More.
$109,900
JUST LISTED
320 W. Iowa, Okarche
V3 BR, 1,896 Sq. Ft. Large
Corner Lot, Spacious
Rooms, Basement & More.
$138,500
1204 Coleman
3 or 4 Bedroom. Open With Spacious
Floor Plan. 1,834 Sq. Ft.
$200,000
610 South 6th Street
Cute 3 BR, Approx. 1,300 Sq. Ft.
Hardwood Floors, Formal Dining.
Upstairs. Victorian Style Home.
$74,500
23 ACRES
Minutes From Town.
Owner Will Consider Dividing.
Unrestricted Property.
Call for Information!
1113 Clearview Drive
3 BR, 2 Bath, 2 Car Garage With
28x18 Shop & Shed. Home Has
Approx. 1,618 SF. Also has a
basement. Ready To Move Into!
$146,800
PENDING
522 South Main St.
1805 S. 19th
3 BR, 2 Bath, 3 Car Garage With 28x18 Shop
& Shed. Two Dining Areas. Built In 2007.
$199,000
517 South 8th
3 BR, 2 Bath, 1,584 Sq. Ft. Nice!
$135,000
PENDING
1807 S. 19th
201 North Second, Okarche
Great Potential. Open Floor
Plan. 1,562 sf. Zoning Options!
$50,000
SOLD
Lake Elmer Road
124 West Locust
3 BR, 2 Bath, 2,044 sf. Sets On
Large Corner Lot. Two Living
Areas. Den Has FP, Vaulted
Ceiling, Formal Dining, Very Nice.
Now Only $139,900
PENDING
910 South 9th
Back On Market!
Country Home NE Of Okarche
Home Has 1,620 sf, Roof Approx. 2 Years
Old. Storm Shelter, 12 x 15 Storage
Shed. 3 Lean-To’s. Well Water With New
Pump. 14 Acres Ready For Livestock!
$230,000
PENDING
315 S. 6th St.
Sandy Phillips
Realtor/Owner/Broker
(405) 368-9409
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444 W. CHISHOLM DR.
Roomy home with many possibilities!
2 or 3 bd, 2 ba and den w/fp and updated
windows. $99,900. Call Sandy!
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LOMEGA SCHOOLS!
2 Acres In Country w/Beautiful View!
Nice 3 bd, 2 ba, office, 2 car att., large
den, cozy fp w/insert! Open floor plan
& country kitchen. $129,900 $98,000.
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4 bd, 2 ba, mobile home, mother-in-law
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PENDING BY LAINE
901 S. 11TH ST.
•1203 Carl Ave–PENDING by Laine
•901 South 11th St–PENDING by Laine
•1313 South 12th St–PENDING by Laine
•Country Setting–PENDING by Laine
•1202 Carl Ave–SOLD by Laine
•14888 Country Lane–SOLD by Laine
•14870 Country Lane–SOLD by Laine
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411 S. 6TH ST.
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with alley access. Lots of sq. footage and
garage in lower level... $94,500. Call Sandy!
1 ACRE BUILDING LOTS
IN SUNSET HEIGHTS ADDN
PHASE 2...$26,500. Call Laine.
1007 S. 12TH ST.
Adorable & Roomy 4 bed, 2 ba. Updated
kitchen w/brkfst bar & dining space, lg pantry,
FP in living, beaut.l wd floors. Master
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•1319 South 7th St–SOLD by Laine
•1112 South 11th St–SOLD by Sandy
•702 South 11th St–SOLD by Laine
•222 East Toronto–SOLD by Laine
•809 South 7th St–SOLD by Sandy
•Commercial Property–SOLD by Sandy
Tuscany’s-305 S. Main
Beautiful Restored Building.
`1,825 SF. Tons Of Storage.
Beautiful Hardwood Floors
& So Much More!
$100,000
PENDING
817 Clark
1021 S. 7th Street
Beautiful 3 BR With Tons Of Charm. 2
Bath, 2,192 sf, Two Story Home Includes
Basement, De-Humidifier, Underground
Sprinkler, New Paint & Siding Repair.
Can Finance FHA Or RD Financing
$135,000
LOT IN CITY
LIMITS OF
HENNESSEY
SOLD
500 N. 3rd St. Okarche
Lovely 3 BR, 2 Bath, 2,120 sf,
Full Basement, Marble Window
Sills, Abundance Of Storage.
Two Living Areas, Eating Bar
In Kitchen & So Much More
Included. Very Nice Home!!!
$182,000
213 S. 8th Street
2 BR, 1 Bath, Formal Dining,
1,107 sf, Very Affordable!!!!
$65,000
PENDING
421 W. Sheridan Ave.
403 Lawrence Dr. Okarche
Beautiful Custom-Built Home. Just One
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PENDING
1212 S. Main
Loyal-
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Or
Residential.
$45,000
608 Zellers
Lovely 2 BR, 1,625 sf, Tilt
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Totally Updated.
$136,500
PENDING
1310 S. 12th Place
212 S. 2nd St. Okarche
3 BR, 2 Bath, 1,622 SF, FP,
Updated Kitchen. Call For Appt.
$79,500
PENDING
301 E. Miles Ave.
1109 S. Main
Zoned Commercial. Many Options On This One! Has 4,444 SF. Sets On
1.20 Acres. Call For Showing.
Brick Home On 1 Acre In Country ...................SOLD
613 South Seventh Street .......................................SOLD
301 East Miles Avenue ............................................ PENDING
438 Chisholm Drive ...........................................PENDING
1212 South Main Street ................................... PENDING
910 South 9th Street ........................................ SOLD
1310 South 12th Place ...................................... PENDING
Lot In Hennessey ............................................. SOLD
522 South Main Street ...................................... PENDING
1807 South 19th Street .....................................PENDING
421 North Sheridan Avenue ................................... PENDING
522 North Main Street ............................................. PENDING
817 Clark Avenue .................................................... PENDING
315 South 6th Street ............................................... PENDING
Approx. 1 Acre Lot In StoneBrook Of Kingfisher.
Acre Backed Up To Private Stocked Lake. $90,000
COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
• 305 N. Main, Kingfisher, High End Updates.
• 3 Commercial Lots Available, South Of
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RESIDENTIAL LOTS & ACREAGES
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14 Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Kingfisher (Okla.) Times & Free Press
E-911
[Continued From Page 1] Sterling said he looked forward
to the new responsibil-
dresses per mile. The code
also states that if there are ity.
two or more structures on a “This is a community of
road, there must be an address
for each structure. He and Morey are both
good people.
The roads were assigned engaged full time to get the
numbers by Interact Public system going.
Safety out of Little Rock, Ark, “Our goal is to have the
a company hired to do addressing
and mapping. ning by the end of June,”
dispatch center up and run-
“The company did not address
any towns in the county The 911 office is expected
Morey said.
except Loyal,” Loftis said. to have an administrative
“Loyal did not have any phone line installed by the
physical addresses, only rural
routes and post office dents can call with any ad-
end of the week so that resi-
boxes.”
dressing questions, she said.
Structures on Highways
33, 51 and 81 were assigned a Sex offender
house number, followed by
the respective highway and charges filed
number.
The current 911 system A Hennessey man was
does not provide dispatchers charged Friday with two
with any information when a felony offenses in Kingfisher
call is received other than the County District Court for alleged
violations of state sex
phone number and the name
attached to it, Sterling said. offender statutes.
All other information Michael Allen Clark, 30,
about the location of the emergency
must be provided by second-degree rape in
who was convicted in 2006 of
the caller.
Garfield County, is charged
When fully operational, with failing to register as a
the Enhanced 911 communication
system will display the fender living within 2,000 feet
sex offender and as a sex of-
name, address and finding of a city park, two separate
directions the instant a call is offenses.
received, Sterling said.
According to the affidavit
That means emergency of Hennessey Police Chief
personnel can be accurately Hank Weber, Clark was living
at 315 W. Third St., Apt. 5,
dispatched, even when the
caller is a small child or too in Hennessey, which is a little
traumatized or incapacitated over 1,500 feet from Bullfoot
to provide accurate information
about their location. Main Street.
Park in the 900 block of South
But a considerable amount If convicted, Clark faces up
of work remains to be done to five years in prison or a fine
before the new system is of up to $5,000 for failing to
launched, Loftis said. register his address and up to
Currently, Google Maps three years in prison or a
and other mapping sites do $3,000 fine for living too close
not have the new 911 addresses
in their system, he
to the park.
said.
“We are checking and
double checking the addresses
in the Master Street
Address Guide with the
phone company and the post
office. Once we obtain 85 percent
accuracy, we will send
the complete list to our database
provider, which is
AT&T. After that, we will give
the updated addresses to
Google Maps and other mapping
sites,” Loftis said.
Inthe meantime, Kingfisher
Fire Chief Randy
Poindexter advised area residents
in the Sunday Times and
Free Press to continue using
their old addresses when
phoning for emergency assistance.
“Right now, the county is
divided into emergency service
numbers that tells dispatchers
which fire, police
and EMT to dispatch,” Loftis
said. “Until the call center is
up and running, residents still
need to use their old addresses
and give directions
to the location of the emergency.”
Sterling told Kingfisher
County commissioners Monday
that he and Morey were
making headway in getting
the service operational.
He has been shopping for
radios and mapping and GPS
(Global Positioning System)
equipment for the office.
The county has received
new road signs identifying
the numbered roads and will
begin the process of installing
them, commissioners
said.
Also to be done is to employ,
train and certify 10 dispatchers
who will handle the
dispatching for all police,
sheriff, fire and ambulance
departments in Kingfisher
and Blaine counties.
Sterling said he wants to
get the equipment in operation
for 30 days before the
system goes on line.
The dispatchers, once certified,
will be more professional
than any in Oklahoma,
Sterling said.
Dispatchers will have access
to emergency medical
information so they can advise
callers on appropriate
actions to take until emergency
personnel arrive on the
scene, he said.
He said the center, once
operational, would be eligible
for various grants that will
keep it abreast of latest technology,
including newest experimental
equipment.
Sterling is a recent Navy
retiree, who has 20 years of
military experience and 11
years in Reserves, all related
to law enforcement.
His last duty came in
Greece where he was in
charge of the Criminal Investigation
Division.
Cashion school,
Piedmont city
special election
voting begins
In-person absentee voting for
the April 2 special election for
the City of Piedmont and Cashion
School District is scheduled for 8
a.m. to 6 p.m. this Friday and
Monday at the Kingfisher
County Election Board.
Cashion school patrons will
be voting to annex into the Francis
Tuttle Technology Center District
to provide tech classes to
high school students and adults
in the community and training
and development services to local
businesses.
Voters within Piedmont city
limits, a portion of which extends
into Kingfisher County, will vote
on a $6 million bond issue for
street construction and repair.
A two-member, bipartisan
Absentee Voting Board will be
on duty to assist absentee voters
who choose to cast their ballots
early on Friday and Monday.
“In-person absentee voters fill
out an application form when
they get to the office. They are
not required to give a reason for
voting absentee,” Kingfisher
County Election Board Secretary
Sharon O’Hern said.
“They are required to swear
that they have not voted a regular
mail absentee ballot and that
they will not vote at their polling
places on election day.”
According to O’Hern, the
Absentee Voting Board verifies
a voter’s registration information,
then issues the voter’s ballots.
The voter marks the ballots
in a voting booth and then puts
them in the voting device.
Regular precinct voting in
both elections is scheduled for 7
a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Most county towns see gains
in March sales tax checks
March sales tax
checks were higher
for a majority of Kingfisher
County towns.
Dover led the percentage
of gain at 30
percent.
Kingfisher,
Hennessey and
Okarche checks also
were higher.
The March distribution
of sales tax collections
by the Oklahoma
Tax Commission
primarily represents
local tax receipts
from January
business. Companies
that remit more than
$2,500 monthly in
sales tax receipts are
required to file and
pay electronically.
The monies they reported
this period
represent sales from
January 16th to January 31st
and estimated sales from February
1st to February 15th. The
disbursement of $122,877,565
in sales tax collections was returned
to 507 cities and towns
reflecting an increase of
$3,940,329 from the
$118,937,236 distributed to 509
cities and towns in March last
year. The use tax disbursement
of $9,690,611 was distributed
between 377 cities
and towns. In county returns,
76 counties shared in a
$27,165,870 sales tax disbursement.
The use tax disbursement
of $2,445,261 was distributed
between 75 counties.
Use tax checks, distributed
to area municipalities for
March included: Cashion,
Municipality MAR. 2013 RATE MAR. 2012 RATE CHANGE
(PER 1¢)
Kingfisher $213,397.10 3% $209,885.47 3% +1.67%
Hennessey 86,053.27 3.5% 72,709.39 3.5% +18.3%
Cashion 10,036.45 4% 12,109.29 4% -17.1%
Dover 11,253.58 4% 8,665.79 4% +30%
Loyal 345.35 2% 367.09 2% -5.9%
Okarche 86,286.71 4.5% 69,315.78 4.5% +24.5%
Calumet 48,024.99 4% 194,138.74 4% -76.8%
Crescent 30,889.17 3% 29,435.86 3% +4.9%
El Reno 861,678.39 4% 745,697.50 4% +15.6%
Enid 2,338,449.94 3.5% 2,221,636.91 3.5% +5.3%
Geary 30,279.65 3% 43,300.49 3% -30%
Greenfield 4,844.67 3% 937.64 3% +479%
Guthrie 340,607.74 3% 344,397.16 3% -1.1%
Hitchcock 708.52 3% 696.03 3% +1.8%
Marshall 4,890.91 4% 3,699.66 4% +32.2%
Okeene 29,541.65 4.25% 31,257.03 4.25% -5.5%
Piedmont 118,345.31 5% 146,308.54 5% -19.1%
Seiling 51,041.06 4% 47,539.58 4% +7.4%
Watonga 134,521.37 5% 235,366.37 5% -42.8%
Weatherford 703,724.07 4% Not Available N/A N/A
Woodward 1,099,557.63 3.5% N/A N/A N/A
Kingfisher Co. 219,043.45 .75% 228,644.71 1% +19.8
$957.72; Crescent, $4,058.77;
Dover, $861.57; Kingfisher,
$63,067.22; Hennessey,
$12,405.50, and Okarche,
$16,425.91.
Kingfisher County received
a $23,390.57 use tax
check.
Use tax is collected on purchases
made out of town or
county for delivery within that
entity.
A compilation of March
2013 and March 2012 sales tax
checks comparisons appears
in the accompanying chart.

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OBITUARY
Loriean Bengs
Loriean Bengs, 96, went to
be with the Lord, Saturday,
March 23, 2013, at Siloam
Springs, Ark.
She was born Aug. 10, 1916,
at Manitou, Okla., to Oscar
Lee and Amy B. Hallmark
Cooper. Loriean was the oldest
girl of 13 children.
She grew up in Snyder,
Okla., until she moved to
Edmond, Okla., to attend what
was then Central State College.
She later graduated from
there with a bachelor of science
degree in education and
received her life-time teaching
certificate.
Loriean began her teaching
career in a one-room country
schoolhouse at Greenwood
in 1942. In 1965, she started
teaching second grade at
Washington Elementary
School in Kingfisher, Okla.,
and retired from there in May
of 1978.
Loriean was an active
member of the Oklahoma
Education Teachers Association
during her teaching career
and was also an active
member of Oak Street Baptist
Church until she moved to an
assisted living home at Siloam
Springs, Ark., in November of
2009.
Loriean married Ben W.
Bengs on Nov. 24, 1943, who
preceded her in death on Nov.
7, 1985. She also was preceded
in death by a grandson, James
Francis Bengs, and nine brothers
and sisters.
Loriean had a love for education
and felt like she was
never too old to learn. She
loved to sew and quilt, but her
main passion was crocheting.
After her move to Siloam
Springs, she crocheted hats
and scarves for almost everyone
she came in contact with.
She also crocheted baby blankets
and beanies for the Crisis
Pregnancy Center in Siloam
Springs.
She is survived by son,
Kenneth W. and Ruth Bengs
of Kingfisher, Okla.; daughter,
Joyce K. and Dr. Robin H.
Cowin of Gentry, Ark.; grandchildren,
John and Rachel
Bengs of Bixby, Okla., Morgan
and LaToya Bengs of
Tulsa, Okla., Carra Gray of
Centerton, Ark., Dr. Benjamin
Cowin of Denver, Colo., Jamie
and Chris Marsh of Prairie
Grove, Ark., and Eric Cowin
of Scottsdale, Ariz.; greatgrandchildren,
Taylor Bengs,
Nick, Ben and Xander Gray,
MaKinsey Bengs, Jake and
Payton Cowin, Rylen Bengs,
Amarra Rhoades, and Avery
and Brandon Marsh, and sisters,
Bonnie Bertch of Texas
and Fannie Flaming of New
Mexico, and brother, Martin
Cooper of Tennessee.
Services will be held at 2
p.m. Thursday, March 28,
2013, at Oak Street Baptist
Church in Kingfisher, Okla.
Burial will follow at Kingfisher
Cemetery, under direction of
Sanders Funeral Service in
Kingfisher.
In lieu of flowers, memorials
may be made to Gilmour
Elementary Playground
Equipment fund in care of
Kingfisher Public Schools,
Superintendent’s Office, 602
Chisholm Dr., Kingfisher, OK
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compensation system with an
administrative system appropriately
takes center stage.
Also on the table are income
tax cuts. Gov. Mary Fallin and
House Speaker T.W. Shannon are
OBITUARY
Leona Fowler
Leona Fowler
Leona Laverne Fowler,
daughter of Jack and Della
(Drake) Carruth was born
April 1, 1924, in the Big Bend
area of Osage County of Oklahoma.
She departed this life on
March 18, 2013, at her home in
Bunch, Okla., at the age of 88
years, 11 months and 18 days.
Preceding her in death
were her parents, Jack and
Della Carruth; husband, Earnest
Fowler; son, Chester Dale
Fowler; three brothers, J.R.,
Lonnie and Glenn Carruth,
and two sisters, Dorothy Mae
and Ella Pearl Carruth.
Keeping her memory alive
will be her sons, Jackie Fowler
and wife Diana of Cashion,
Okla., and Gail Fowler and
wife Janet of Pawhuska, Okla.;
daughter, Sue Phillips and
husband Gordon of Stilwell,
Okla.; daughter-in-law,
Mayetta Fowler of Ponca City,
Okla.; 12 grandchildren, Tracy
Fowler of Ponca City, Okla.,
Teri Thomas of Gravette, Ark.,
Randy Fowler of Ponca City,
Okla., Shelly Phippen of
Cashion, Okla., Jeff Phillips of
Claremore, Okla., Brian
Fowler of Norman, Okla., Lisa
Fowler of Cushing, Okla.,
Leslie Dennis of South Dakota,
Erin Crabtree of Ward, Ark.,
Kendall Sprague of Japan,
Morgan Fowler of Ponca City,
Okla., and Michael Fowler of
Burbank; 20 great-grandchildren;
brothers, Dave Carruth
of Blackwell, Okla., Everett
Carruth of Bartlesville, Okla.,
Elton Carruth of Valley Center,
Kan., and sisters, Louise
Owens of Blackwell, Okla.,
Zola Kessler of Liberal, Kan.,
and Glenda Sue Starnes of
Sherman, Texas. Many friends
and other relatives also survive
her.
Memorial donations can be
made to Sequoyah Memorial
Hospice at 213 E. Redwood
St., Sallisaw, OK, 74955 or
Bunch Cemetery.
Graveside services were set
for 10 a.m. Wednesday, March
27, 2013, at Bunch Cemetery,
Bunch, Okla., with Rev. Barry
Hayes officiating. Interment
followed under the direction
of Roberts/Reed-Culver Funeral
Home, Stilwell, Okla.
Rainfall
January Rainfall 1.98
February rainfall 3.97
March rainfall to date 0.27
January 2012 rainfall 1.85
February 2012 rainfall 1.66
March 2012 rainfall 2.14
April 2012 rainfall 3.93
May 2012 rainfall 3.02
June 2012 rainfall 4.61
July 2012 rainfall 2.02
August 2012 rainfall 2.91
September 2012 rainfall 1.89
October 2012 rainfall 0.86
Cash
promoting a reduction that would
continue Oklahoma’s trend of
pro-growth tax cuts–good news
for hard-working Oklahomans.
The objective of tax cuts should
be to let people keep more of the
AREA DEATH
Bradley Don Babb
Bradley Don Babb, 35, of
Guthrie died Tuesday, March
19, 2013, at his home.
A memorial service was
held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the
Crescent High School Gymnasium
with Oklahoma Highway
Patrol Chaplain Sam Garner
officiating. Cremation arrangements
are by Cordry-
Gritz Funeral Home in
Hennessey.
He was born March 10,
1978, to Jerry Don and Dee
Ann Dimpel Babb.
He graduated from Crescent
High School and obtained
an associate’s degree. He
graduated from the 52nd
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Academy in 2000 and became
a state trooper at that time.
Survivors include his
mother, Dee Babb of Peoria,
Ariz.; two brothers, David
Babb and wife Liane of Glendale,
Ariz., and Bryce Babb
and wife Chasity of Crescent,
and one sister, Bridgette Morris
and husband Jeffrey of
Gilroy, Calif.
He was preceded in death
by his father, Jerry Babb.
WEATHER NEWS
(As recorded by Local Weather Observer
Steve Loftis in Kingfisher)
Day Hi Lo Pr.
March 20 55 28
March 21 61 29
March 22 52 40
March 23 45 37 .10
March 24 42 33 .07
March 25 45 33
March 26 51 14
Wheat market March 25
Wheat $7.34 1¢
from March 21
money they earn, leaving more
capital in the private sector and
fostering a more attractive climate
for employers and individuals.
However, as demonstrated during
the fiscal cliff negotiations,
efforts at tax “reform” don’t always
result in tax relief for families
and job creators. President
Obama and the liberals in Congress
showed how to manipulate
the tax code to recapture the “revenue”
some fear losing when taxes
are cut. The final product was
deemed tax “reform,” even
though many citizens will see an
increase in the amount they’ll pay
in taxes.
Fallin has proposed cutting the
state’s personal income tax rate
from 5.25 percent to 5 percent.
The plan resembles rate reductions
experienced in Oklahoma
regularly since 2005 and would
not reduce or eliminate credits,
exemptions, or deductions. It
would be a genuine cut for more
than 60 percent of taxpayers and
would not increase any Oklahomans’
tax payments. Shannon has
embraced the Governor’s proposal,
and his legislation to enact
it passed the state House of Representatives.
Senate leader Brian
Bingman is listed as the bill’s Senate
author.
But a renewed push to have a
tax cut “cost” less may again prevent
Oklahoma families from seeing
real tax relief. In contrast to
the Fallin/Shannon plan is an alternate
proposal passed by the
state senate. This year’s senate
plan would cut the personal income
tax rate from 5.25 percent to
4.75 percent. Sounds attractive.
But the details are concerning.
The Senate proposal doesn’t
lower the income tax until Jan. 1,
2015.
The plan would take effect Jan.
1, 2015; Oklahomans would see
no benefit until then. The Fallin/
Shannon plan would cut the tax
rate in 2014.
Oklahoma’s total net tax collections
have grown over the prior
year by $883 million, and licenses,
fees and permits have increased
by $194 million over the prior
year. Net state sales tax collections
are at a record high and
growing 40 percent faster than
before tax cuts began in 2006. Total
net tax collections are also at
record highs, as is total state
spending. Oklahomans have
earned another tax cut. The state’s
last round of income tax cuts were
signed into law in 2007 and ran
through 2012.
The Senate proposal increases
taxable income for many Oklahomans,
which would result in
many Oklahomans paying higher
taxes.
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The Senate proposal targets
the personal exemption. (The personal
exemption is a $1,000 reduction
in taxable income for every
person in a household.) The
new proposal would no longer
allow individual tax filers with
more than $35,000 in income and
fewer than four people in the
household to utilize the exemption.
Married couples, filing their
taxes jointly who have more than
$70,000 in income and fewer than
four people in the household also
will be restricted from utilizing
the exemption. People in these
categories will see an increase in
taxable income as a result of the
change.
These changes would make
Oklahoma’s tax code unnecessarily
more progressive and complex.
In this case, it’s bad news for
working, single moms or widowed,
taxpaying spouses with
children. It’s also bad news for
one-child families who tithe to
their churches and deduct the interest
they pay on their home
mortgages. The proposal also arbitrarily
prohibits the use of the
child tax credit for anyone whose
income exceeds $50,000 a year, as
well as removes the ability to itemize
state and local taxes paid.
If a major rate cut and acrossthe-board
reform of the tax code
were the goals of the proposal,
eliminating tax breaks would be
sound policy. Arbitrarily eliminating
certain universal deductions
for some filers and not others
is punitive. The goal of the
senate proposal appears to be to
cut the tax rate while remaining
“revenue neutral.”
The senate proposal targets the
“rich” to pay for the tax cut.
The proposal reduces itemized
deductions by 20 percent for
single persons with income above
$100,000 and married couples
with income above $200,000. A
major portion of itemized deductions
for people in these income
brackets is charitable giving. The
Senate proposal would penalize
Oklahomans above certain income
levels by limiting them to
80 percent of the charitable deductions
they claim on their federal
tax returns, apparently because
they’re not already paying
their fair share.
Bottom line: House and Fallin
are leading tax relief efforts and
the senate on workers’ comp reform.
~ Peyton Burns
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