HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Two major utility companies and the nation’s two largest railroads were four
companies that paid more than $1 million in property taxes in Reno County last year.
In the annual list of highest property taxpayers and their value to the county, the usual entities are at the top, lead by Westar, who paid more than $6.2 million in property taxes on total valuation of nearly $39 million. Panhandle eastern was next on the list at $8.2 million in taxes on $1.2 million in valuation. Then came the two railroads with BNSF third on the list at $1.1 million in taxes on total valuation of $7.4 million and Union Pacific at just over $1 million in property taxes on total valuation of $6.2 million.
The four companies bring more than $9,667,000 of property taxes to the county and carry a value of nearly $61 million.
Top 50 property taxpayers in Reno Co. (Valuation / Property taxes):
WESTAR ENERGY (ELECTRIC DIVISION) 38,989,609 / 6,234,892.58
PANHANDLE EASTERN PIPELINE COMPANY 8,229,253 / 1,237,255.86
BNSF 7,431,444 / 1,189,889.30
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY 6,279,586 / 1,005,543.36
MID AMERICA PIPELINE COMPANY LLC 6,211,804 / 917,136.38
MAIN LINE, INC 5,215,758 / 916,205.26
KANSAS GAS SERVICE A DIVISION OF ONE GAS 5,070,036 / 869,420.72
MAGELLAN PIPELINE COMPANY LLC 4,696,176 / 715,624.90
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLC 3,559,246 / 574,479.16
DILLON REAL ESTATE CO, INC 3,164,379 / 553,270.08
DILLON COMPANIES, INC 2,922,402 / 513,020.50
ONEOK NGL PIPELINE,LP 2,658,707 / 405,112.58
WAL-MART STORES #01-0794 REAL ESTATE BUSINESS TRUST 2,567,881 / 448,069.56
ARCHER-DANIELS-MIDLAND COMPANY 2,552,890 / 445,453.82
ARK VALLEY ELECTRIC COOP ASSN INC 2,475,503 / 379,744.86
SOUTHERN STAR CENTRAL GAS PIPELINES 2,186,884 / 329,998.10
EATON CORPORATION 2,128,610 / 371,421.18
SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE L P 2,089,418 / 353,424.50
SANDS OF HUTCHINSON LLC 1,973,483 / 346,867.28
TYSON PREPARED FOODS, INC 1,929,413 / 312,462.40
CARGILL, INC 1,834,371 / 316,440.66
NUSTAR PIPELINE OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP 1,763,198 / 306,952.38
BLACK HILLS CORP, (KANSAS DIVISION) 1,694,180 / 263,910.14
KUHN KRAUSE, INC 1,693,373 / 295,476.72
LOWES HOME CENTERS, INC 1,686,398 / 296,408.06
HUTCHINSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INC 1,461,232 / 256,832.00
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF HUTCHINSON 1,438,882 / 252,789.14
ARCONIC, INC 1,382,074 / 242,918.86
STRAWN, JAMES L TRUST 1,375,420 / 238,389.70
CITY BEVERAGE COMPANY, INC 1,375,159 / 241,703.50
HD DEVELOPMENT OF MARYLAND, INC 1,368,250 / 238,745.94
CHS INC 1,291,031 / 225,272.00
ONEOK NORTH SYSTEM 1,286,135 / 188,739.56
ROCKSTEP HUTCHINSON, LLC 1,254,083 / 218,824.94
COLLINS INDUSTRIES, INC 1,250,715 / 200,005.06
LOWEN CORPORATION 1,206,815 / 212,114.62
ONEOK HYDROCARBON LP 1,178,720 / 180,386.60
DAYTON HUDSON CORP T-946 & TPN0950 1,168,063 / 203,815.32
MAA SANTOSHI, INC 1,136,698 / 198,342.60
PRAIRIE DUNES, INC 1,131,898 / 176,774.32
TENAWA HAVEN PROCESSING LLC 1,126,166 / 169,155.76
HEARTLAND CREDIT UNION 1,081,457 / 189,654.32
CARGILL, INC SALT 1,049,097 / 183,056.94
MORTRTON SALT, INC 1,036,753 / 164,061.48
COLE KO HUTCHINSON KS LLC 1,020,958 / 178,146.96
CENTRAL BANK & TRUST CO 1,008,525 / 175,977.56
KANSAS GAS & ELEC-A WESTAR ENERGY CO 994,087 / 160,671.84
SONOCO HUTCHINSON LLC 962,533 / 167,952.40
HUTCHINSON 17TH LLC 961,200 / 167,719.80