| Contents |
Introduction -- Problems of implementation -- Method of study and sources of data -- Location of economic activity in Bethlehem -- Indicated results of land value tax shift on the basis of present assessments -- Probable effects of tax reform if the city moved to a more accurate basis of assessment -- Land value tax reform and redevelopment -- Analysis of fifty sample properties -- Conclusion and summary -- Appendix A. Legal opinion. Local taxation in Pennsylvania -- Appendix B. Description of sample properties -- Appendix C. A detailed analysis of the northside business district, Ward 7 -- Charts: Ward map of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Ratio of assessments to market price, residential property. Ration of assessment to market price, commercial property. Map of Ward 7, Bethlehem, containing a major part of northside commercial district. |
