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Covington parks panel lays out three levy scenarios, urges clear public education
Summary
Parks commissioners outlined three Metropolitan Parks District levy scenarios — $0.23, $0.37 and $0.75 per $1,000 — showing how each would allocate partial funding for local parks projects and differing capital reserves; commissioners urged simple visual education to show where property-tax dollars go.
Parks & Recreation commissioners presented detailed scenarios for a potential Metropolitan Parks District (MPD) on Jan. 27, laying out three levy-rate options and what each could pay toward local projects.
At a council briefing, a parks commission representative (speaker 10) said a $0.23-per-$1,000 levy would pay about 19% of the cost of a synthetic, lighted field at Covington Community Park, about 6% for extending Jenkins Creek Trail, and roughly 28% toward a first-phase master plan for Jenkins Creek Park. A $0.37 levy would shift funding to…
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