Councilman John Muller is the Chairman of the Finance Committee. FTM file. Legal notices for new property tax rates for the City of Fort Thomas and Fort Thomas Independent Schools were advertised over the past month, after being discussed in committee by the city finance committee and school board, respectively. A public hearing occurred last […]
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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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Op-Ed: Commissioners Have Lost Touch With Campbell County
Kevin Gordon. Facebook. Last week, the Campbell County Fiscal Court approved a 5.2 percent property tax revenue increase which would raise about $427,000 more than the 7.56 million raised in property taxes last year. Property tax rates in Campbell County have increased 45% since 2007. The measure passed 2-1, with Commissioners Brian Painter and Tom […]
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OP-ED: Property Tax Increase Unavoidable
Fiscal Court. FTM file. Last week, the Campbell County Fiscal Court approved a 5.2 percent property tax revenue increase which would raise about $427,000 more than the 7.56 million raised in property taxes last year. Property tax rates in Campbell County have increased 45% since 2007. The measure passed 2-1, with Commissioners Brian Painter and […]
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Libraries Win Lawsuit in Court of Appeals 3-0
Libraries were the topic of discussion at the Fiscal Court Chambers in 2013 at an NKY Forum event. The Kentucky State Court of Appeals ruled in favor of libraries 3-0 overturning the rulings issued by the Campbell and Kenton County Circuit Courts. Kenton County Public Library Executive Director, Dave Schroeder states, “We are gratified […]
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City Council Round-Up: Property Tax Increase, VA Homes Update
UPDATE: This story has been updated to include City Administrator Don Martin’s comments on the decreased appraised value of the VA Homes. – Ed. By Gina Holt, FTM City Reporter New police officers, a proposed cell tower, a city-wide property tax increase, and the VA homes are just a few of the topics that were […]
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City Council to Consider Property Tax Increase
City Council will consider a proposed increase in city property tax at Tuesday’s council meeting, scheduled for 7 p.m., Sept. 2, at the City Building.
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Board of education battles “chronic funding problem”
The Fort Thomas Board of Ed. and Superintendent Gene Kirchner met Thursday to discuss a 4% increase in tax revenue/Pat LaFleur It was not a simple “yea or nay” affair at Thursday night’s public hearing, held by the Fort Thomas Board of Education (BoE), to gather public input before voting (unanimously) to approve a 4% […]
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Fort Thomas Board of Ed. to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Tax Levy
Fort Thomas Board of Education Central Office, 28 N. Fort Thomas Ave. Should the Fort Thomas Board of Education adopt the recommended 4% tax increase for the 2014-15 school year? The board wants to know what the public thinks.
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School, City taxes separate Fort Thomas property taxes
By G. MICHAEL GRAHAM Fort Thomas Matters Reporter The perception in Fort Thomas is the majority of the property taxes go toward funding the highly-ranked schools. While that is true, Fort Thomas City Administrative Officer Don Martin wanted to clear up a huge misconception. The city does not operate the Fort Thomas Independent School System.
