Opinion by Publisher Jordan Hedberg For the first time since the short-lived silver boom in the late 1800s, Custer County has the opportunity to finally have the financial resources to pay for the services it provides to its local citizens. For most of the month of May, local property owners have been trying to cope with the sticker shock that came with the notice of the 2024 estimated property taxes. Despite the increase in property values and the automatic increase in property taxes, Custer County has one of the lowest residential property tax rates in the United States. Few realize that residential life in the Wet Mountain Valley is subsidized with money that comes from outside of the county. For the past seven years, I…
