Ark Encounter sued by a Kentucky board of education for undervalued property

[TexasTowelie]

The Grant County Board of Education has sued Ark Encounter and the county's property valuation administrator for undervaluing the life-size replica of Noah's Ark in Northern Kentucky.

This undervalued property has allowed Ark Encounter to underpay taxes owed to the board, according to the lawsuit, which was filed in the Grant Circuit Court on July 1.

For the 2017 tax year, the Grant County PVA assessed Ark Encounter's property at $48,068,200.

However, the education board challenged this number in a 2018 appeal to the Grant County Board of Assessment Appeals. Using statements and documents generated by Ark Encounter, the board said the property has a true fair cash value of $130 million, which is more than 2.7 times the original valuation.

Read more: https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/northeast/2019/08/27/ark-encounter-kentucky-pva-sued-for-undervalued-property/2128604001/

[SWBTATTReg]

1. Ridiculous religous group still manages to rip off taxpayers. Good, I hope they (the ark owners)...

get sued right and left as they should be, for ripping off tax payers.

[Newest Reality]

2. Back scratchers! Humph.

"But Moses would have wanted it that way!"

God sure has a thing for cronyism. And let there be lawsuits, he said unto them!

I enjoyed this line of bull:

"I don’t think there’s any ill motive or bad intent," Ruberg said. "The PVA has just never been trained to assess arks. I don’t know of any PVA in the commonwealth that could."

Somebody missed the Ark Assessment 101 classes or fell asleep during them. Since when do you need special training to assess a certain kind of property? Bogus.

[Farmer-Rick]

3. Well they certainly did NOT follow God's plans for Noah on how to build an ark

Ham, the Ark owner and builder, are currently suing their insurance company for ....water damage.

Yup, yup, yup Ham failed to follow God's instructions on how to build an ark that rescued all the world's living creatures. Because I'm sure if he followed what God wrote in the bible, there wouldn't be any leaks right now. Which is probobly why his insurance company isn't paying. Faulty construction isn't covered by most building insurance.

Let's hope there aren't any big floods coming to Kentucky because that ark certainly wont float with leaks.

[3Hotdogs]

5. Shows what you know. Problem was, shitty shingles from some

shithole country called China.

But don't worry. We're gonna fix China's sorry ass.

[ConstanceCee]

4. Expensive to Visit

They charge $75 to visit the museum and the Ark ($65 for seniors). They should have enough money to pay their taxes.

[SCVDem]

6. Of course a wooden ship leaks.

They need to be in the water to swell the joints and seal the hull.

I guess god forgot that step, huh?