Dive summary:

• The owners of a Tampa, Fla. landfill are suing their Property Appraiser to lower their property tax bill of $2.8 million.
• The 2012 appraisal was for almost $12,000 an acre but last December a special magistrate recommended the appraisal be lowered from $2.8 million to $2.3 million for the 4-mile property.
• The appraiser, Mike Wells, says usually when people sue over property tax they have a decent reason but in this case he expects the property to actually be worth more than $2.8 million.

From the article:

Last year Pasco commissioners granted a request from Angelo’s to expand capabilities at the landfill. Angelo’s had a permit to accept shredded tires and crushed concrete but couldn’t shred tires or crush concrete on-site. Now it will be able to process materials on-site.

“It’s a serious matter,” Wells said. Angelo’s “brought in an expert who claimed the capacity of the landfill was less than we thought. I was not in a position to spend taxpayer dollars to fight it then, but I am now.”

The complaint filed in the Sixth Circuit accuses Wells of failing to follow Florida law and overvaluing the property. The case also names Pasco County Tax Collector Mike Olson and interim Florida Department of Revenue Director Marshall Stranburg as defendants. ...