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Residents urge cost controls, question duplicate police forces and raise landfill reclamation concerns
Summary
Public commenters urged commissioners to tighten spending, questioned maintaining separate city and county law enforcement, and advised on landfill reclamation funding options; no formal action resulted from public comment.
During public comment at the Bourbon County work session on Aug. 11, 2025, residents raised concerns about rising property taxes, county spending, the cost of maintaining separate city and county law enforcement agencies and landfill reclamation obligations.
A speaker who identified himself as a long-time county resident said his property taxes had risen about 180% since 2005 and warned that continual tax increases would worsen delinquency and reduce marketability of properties. He urged commissioners to prioritize roads, ditches and basic services.…
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