Greg Adler: Did government tamper with the official record? | #alaska | #politics
By GREG ADLER The coup de grace was when the Board of Equalization board members testified that the role and authority of the board is not to decide if the assessor did something “wrong,” “fraudulent,” “prejudicial,’ or “whatever you want.” The bountiful assessor knows property owners do not have the resources to fight City Hall within strict […]
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Selma mayor makes case for property tax increase at public meetings to be held throughout July | News
Selma Mayor James Perkins Jr. has kicked off five public meetings to make his case for a property tax increase and to introduce his proposed budget for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. Perkins pitched the idea of raising property taxes and reducing the impact of the increase by having the city take […]
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Arkansas governor signs tax, appropriation bills after special legislative session ends
Mary Hennigan/Arkansas AdvocateArkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs a bill to fund the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission on June 19, 2024. For the third time in 15 months, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed legislation to lower taxes for Arkansans. This round, approved during this week’s special session, will affect approximately 1.1 million taxpayers. Along […]
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Marion City Council adopts budget for fiscal year 2024-2025 | #citycouncil
By MIKE CONLEY On Tuesday, Marion leaders approved a budget that includes a property tax increase and higher water and sewer rates. The Marion City Council adopted the budget for fiscal year 2024-2025 at its second regular meeting for June at the Marion Community Building. The recommended $18.4 million budget for next fiscal year was […]
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Fredericksburg City Council approves new tax rates | #citycouncil
As expected, Fredericksburg taxpayers will be paying more in taxes and fees during the upcoming fiscal year. City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a real estate tax rate of 76 cents per $100 of assessed value. Combined with the new 1-cent fire tax approved by the council, city real estate owners will see a net […]
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Jamestown mayor says community must work together to make projects a reality – Jamestown Sun
JAMESTOWN — Mayor Dwaine Heinrich said Jamestown’s future is brighter than it has ever been and the community must work together to make Bison World and a hydrogen facility that makes fertilizer a reality. “To accomplish this all, we need to continue to work hard and recognize that we are going to have new people […]
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Property tax reform passes Detroit City Council | #citycouncil
This week in Detroit development, property tax justice advocates scored a major win in City Council, which passed an ordinance to make tax assessments more transparent and easier to appeal. Elsewhere, the City of Detroit continues to struggle to hire enough bus drivers as performance lags, and Brush Park residents contest a new low-income housing […]
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Kalispell City Council sends public safety levy before voters | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council voted unanimously Monday to put before voters a public safety levy expected to raise $4.6 million in its first year. The mail-in election will be held March 19. The ballot will ask voters to authorize the city to levy 60.9 mills annually to cover the cost of creating new positions within the […]
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City Council passes new budget with $70M for CIP | Government | #citycouncil
City Council passed a budget that will fund over $70 million in capital improvement projects for next year. The Council passed the 2024 budget along with the tax rate at the meeting on Tuesday. According to the budget, the total budget for next year will amount to $255,895,381. “In summary, we are going up from […]
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Kalispell City Council finalizes $141M budget | #citycouncil
Kalispell City Council approved the municipality’s $141 million budget and mill levy for fiscal year 2024 on Monday. Councilors nixed appropriations that would have seen $200,000 dedicated to proposed facilities renovations and $33,000 to City Council salary bumps. The city’s general fund, from which most municipal operations are funded, was set at about $15.5 million. […]
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