Council members Ken Bowman and David Cameron during the tax rate discussion. by Robin Gee The 2017 property tax rate was the primary focus of the first of two Fort Thomas City Council meetings scheduled in September. The council met on September 5 to discuss a proposal for the property tax rate, taking into account […]
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Franzen: Do Not Get Caught In The Delinquent Tax Web
By Steven J. Franzen, Campbell County Attorney Every year my office gets dozens of calls stating that they never received a tax bill for their property. If you own property, you must pay taxes on that property. If you do not receive your tax bill, then state law places the burden on you […]
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PREVIEW: Fort Thomas To Discuss Proposed Budget
Fort Thomas City Council from the June 6 meeting. The Fort Thomas City Council met on Monday, June 6, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. All council members were present. This meeting focused mainly on the 2016 – 2017 proposed budget and looked at the amended budget from the previous year. Former councilman, Adam Meier, had previously […]
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Fort Thomas City Round-Up (Property Tax Vote – 9-21-15)
The City Council Chambers were full Monday night to see two police officers and one firefighter pinned. FTM file. By Amanda Joering Dibiaso Pinning of Badges It was a packed house as the Fort Thomas City Council meeting was called to order Monday, September 21. Friends and family of two new additions to the police […]
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Public Hearing on Property Taxes Shows Where Council Members Stand
FTM file. The Fort Thomas City Council convened for the first of two meetings in September to discuss property tax rates for the city. The rate proposed is 39 cents per $100 of property, up from 37.8 cents per $100 last year. That rate is the compensating rate plus 4 percent, which is the maximum […]
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Fort Thomas City Council Roundup (8-17-15)
Addison, Scarlet, Dylan, Esther and Kasey Carr after Kasey was given his Lt. badge. The Fort Thomas City Council met last week, which was to be the last public meeting for City Administrator, Don Martin. In September, there will be two meetings, as the tax rate for the year is scheduled for Tuesday, September 8. […]
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Public Hearing for Special Street Tax on Residents
The scene last night at the public hearing for the “Special Street Repair Tax Assessment.” FTM file. Each year a public hearing is set for residents to give feedback to Fort Thomas City Officials on their special assessment tax on residents for street repair. Back in February, the Public Works Committee adopted the repair plan […]
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City Council Round-Up: Proposed Amendment to Alcohol Licensing, VA Homes Update
In what was possibly the briefest City Council meeting in Fort Thomas history (lasting just over 10 minutes), Council did address a few pending issues at Monday’s meeting, including an proposed amendment to Fort Thomas retail alcohol licensing and an update on the VA homes. Here’s your round-up:
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Fort Thomas News to Start Your Week
A few updates from things we have posted on Facebook or Twitter or perhaps we failed to mention in the past couple weeks: 1. Fort Thomas tax rates are going up again. In what is an annual rite of passage council voted to increase tax rates by 4% for the upcoming fiscal year. The city […]
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Fort Thomas News – Cinco de Mayo
A few quick updates on some stories of interest to you: The Enquirer confirmed what I have reported in the past which is that there is no hope for progress anytime soon on the Newport Pavilion development. Despite high hopes by the city manager that things will be resolved and back on track in 4 […]