Senate’s Property Tax Reform Bill Advances to House

JEFFERSON CITY - The much-anticipated property tax reform bill, Senate Bill 711, sponsored by Senate President Pro Tem Michael Gibbons (R-Kirkwood), was given final approval by the full Senate today. It now moves on to the House for similar consideration.

Clay commissioners set a levy for road and bridge maintenance

Clay County commissioners this afternoon approved a 24-cent property tax levy to fund road and bridge maintenance.
Today’s decision comes three days after commissioners voted on Monday not to raise the levy. The measure today was approved by a 2 to 1 vote during a special meeting in Liberty. Missouri law requires that all levies be […]

Full story on taxes, needs should be told to people

Over the past several months, local media including the News-Leader have gone out to the community with tales of economic woe on behalf of local governments. The City under-invested in the police-fire pension plan and we (the taxpayer) must find a way to fix it; polls suggest that the Police Department is understaffed and may […]