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Paducah commissioners adopt 2025-26 tax levy after public comments urging alternatives to traditional property tax increase
Summary
Paducah commissioners on Sept. 15 adopted the city's 2025-26 tax levy ordinance after public commenters urged alternatives to a traditional property-tax increase and staff outlined the revenue impact of alternative rates.
The Paducah Board of Commissioners on Sept. 15 adopted an ordinance setting property tax levies for fiscal 2025-26 after a period of public comment in which two residents urged the commission to consider alternatives to conventional property-tax increases.
Public comment: Jonathan Gericke told commissioners he opposed planned tax increases and cited the proposed sports-park spending as an example of optional city expenditures. Parker Jayco spoke at length about tax principle and recommended Paducah study a split-rate tax (higher rate on land, lower rate on buildings) as used in places…
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