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Pratt County OKs tax levy above revenue-neutral rate, adopts 2025 budget after public outcry over higher property bills
Summary
Pratt County commissioners voted 3-0 on Sept. 16 to adopt a resolution levying property taxes above the revenue-neutral rate and to approve the 2025 budget; residents told the board steep assessment changes tied to state natural-gas valuations and rising insurance costs are driving large tax increases.
Pratt County commissioners voted 3-0 on Sept. 16 to adopt a resolution to levy property taxes above the state-calculated revenue-neutral rate and then approved the county's published 2025 budget.
The resolution, which the clerk read into the record, states the county's revenue-neutral rate was calculated at 62.851 mills and that the board determined it was "in the best interest of Pratt County to exceed the revenue neutral rate." During a roll-call vote the board recorded three yes votes and the clerk declared the motion carried; the resolution takes effect immediately upon adoption.
The decisions followed nearly two hours of public comment and staff explanation about why the levy had to rise. Business owner Paul Shersep, who identified himself as the owner and operator of the Baymont by Wyndham in Pratt, told commissioners his hotel's…
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