The Board of Education building. FTM file. By Scott Johnson It is that time of year again. The time when school boards, municipalities and county governments set the tax rate which will be charged for the property taxes that we all pay on our homes. Even those of us who typically pay attention to local […]
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Fort Thomas to Discuss Property Tax Rate
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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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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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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RECAP: KY Leaders Debate Public Libraries at NKY Forum
NKY Forum convened at Campbell County Fiscal Court Chambers “The world of taxing districts is… confusing.” Andrew Hartley, former staff attorney for the Kentucky Department for Local Government and current city attorney for Georgetown, opened his remarks with these words Wednesday night, during NKY Forum’s first event of the 2013 season, “Are Public Libraries Still […]
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Does NKY Need Public Libraries? NKY Forum Will Seek Answers
Campbell Co. Public Library, Phillip N. Carrico Branch, Fort Thomas (photo via CityBeat) Our friends over at River City News reported this morning that NKY Forum will open this year’s docket with a discussion of public libraries, an already contentious topic across the region. This discussion will come hot on the heels of a recent court […]
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Old News You May Have Missed
I picked up an old issue of Cincy magazine recently. Yes, I said Cincy Magazine and not Cincinnati Magazine although their focus is not really that different. I was picking through the pile of magazines that we receive throughout the year and found an issue on ‘Rating the Burbs’ that ranks the top 43 communities […]