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Commission signs interlocal agreement to continue Paola neighborhood revitalization rebates
Summary
Miami County approved signing an interlocal agreement supporting the City of Paola’s neighborhood revitalization program, continuing property tax rebate arrangements for qualifying improvements; the county will retain a 7.5% administrative fee on rebates.
Miami County commissioners voted unanimously Sept. 3 to authorize the commission chair to sign an interlocal agreement to participate in the City of Paola’s neighborhood revitalization program.
Shane Kroll, county administrator, told commissioners the city recently readopted the program and asked the county and the school board to join. The program establishes a process for property owners to apply for rebates tied to prescribed investments in residential, commercial or industrial properties; the city processes applications, the county appraiser determines values, and the county treasurer and clerk administer annual rebate payments.
Kroll said the program previously enabled projects such as the renovation of the Jackson Hotel and a learning center at Taylor Forge, and that participation is largely administrative where the county partners with the city on valuation and rebate processing. He explained the application goes to the county appraiser, who determines the pre- and post-improvement values, and the county commission finalizes rebate payments annually, typically in October.
Commissioners asked about billing and scope. Kroll and other staff said the county retains 7.5% of any rebate paid to a parcel to cover county administrative services. Kroll added the county does not run its own neighborhood revitalization program in unincorporated areas and that the interlocal agreement applies where a city — in this case Paola — administers the program.
A motion to approve the interlocal agreement was moved and seconded by commissioners and carried unanimously.
The transcript does not include the school board’s action or the full interlocal agreement text; it also does not state specific application criteria, the rebate schedule by year, or a total estimated fiscal impact on county revenues.
