This is a follow up to yesterday's breaking news on the bantering between Rickets and the Ne. Democratic party.
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http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1673&u_sid=2209986&u_rnd=7067099Published Friday
July 21, 2006
County Board denies Ricketts' property valuation protest
BY ROBYNN TYSVER
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
On the eve of being rejected by the Douglas County Board, Pete Ricketts defended his decision to protest his home valuation, saying it was his right as a taxpayer.
The Republican U.S. Senate candidate said Thursday that he had no regrets about the timing of his protest - four months before the fall election in which he hopes to unseat Democrat Sen. Ben Nelson.
"A lot of people protest their property valuation. I'm not alone," Ricketts said.
Without comment, the Douglas County Board today denied Ricketts' request to lower his Omaha home's valuation to $900,000 - about $300,000 less than what he paid for it seven years ago.
Ricketts, who had expected the decision, said he would accept the board's decision.
Republican U.S. Senate candidate Pete Ricketts