For the third consecutive year, the Campbell County Board of Education has lowered real estate property tax rates for property owners who live within the Campbell County School District. At the tax rate hearing on Sept. 1, the board voted to set Campbell County Public Schools property tax rate at 64.5 cents per $100 of […]
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Boone County taxes to stay about the same after new rate approved
Boone County residents can anticipate property taxes to stay relatively the same after the Boone County Fiscal Court unanimously approved the new local tax rates Tuesday.
Dayton Offers Code Enforcement Amnesty Program This Summer
Dayton, KY, city council approved a Code Enforcement Amnesty Program to allow owners of blighted properties to clean them up before a higher tax rate will be imposed in fall. Does this story bring some value to you? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We rely solely on support from our […]
Cold Spring Approves Interim Board Member, Moves on Property Taxes, Halloween Plans
Artwork by Gavin, a winner in the Cold Spring Children’s Art Contest. By Robin Gee, city council beat editor At a short September 28 meeting, the Cold Spring City Council elected former council member Brenda Helton-Rodgers to serve out the remaining term vacated by Michael Ruscher who resigned earlier in the month. Ruscher left council […]
City of Fort Thomas Passes Budget, Continues Community Plan Implementation
City passes FY 2020-21 budget, drawing on reserves to fund ongoing community plan projects. by Robin Gee, city council beat editor It’s fiscal year budget time again, and the Fort Thomas city council held a public budget hearing just prior to its July council meeting. At the meeting itself, members passed the budget for Fiscal […]
City Council Roundup: Taxes Pass, Chicken Rule Unchanged
Law, Labor and Licensing Committee Chair David Cameron (r) reports on chicken ordinance. (Councilmember Ken Bowman listens at left.) by Robin Gee City Council passed the expected property tax rate increase at its September 18 meeting. Voting four to two, council passed a 2.4 percent hike in the 2017 property tax rate for a new […]
2017 Proposed Tax Rate Approved
Fort Thomas property owners will see a 2.4 percent hike in their 2017 property tax bill. A proposed overall tax rate of .412 per $100 of property was approved by the city council in a four-to-two vote at its September 18 meeting. The new tax rate includes the compensating rate plus a four percent city […]
City Council Roundup: Property Tax Discussion Points to Increase
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]

