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Ashland approves property tax cut, first reading OKs occupational tax increase and garbage-rate cut to boost city revenues
Summary
The Ashland commission adopted a 2025 ad valorem tax levy July 24 and on first reading approved a revenue package that reduces garbage rates by 20%, adjusts sewer billing to fund debt service and raises the occupational tax from 2% to 2.375% to help shore up the general fund.
The Board of City Commissioners took several interrelated revenue actions July 24 intended to ease household bills while addressing the city’s cash flow and debt obligations.
Commissioners gave second reading and final adoption to an ordinance fixing the city’s ad valorem tax levy for 2025. On first reading, the commission also approved an ordinance to reduce garbage rates by 20%, a separate ordinance modifying water/sewer rate-timing to fund debt service for the wastewater project, and an occupational license (payroll) tax increase from…
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