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Simpson County Fiscal Court lowers property tax rate to 9.75% and approves equipment purchases
Summary
Simpson County Fiscal Court voted Aug. 5 to reduce the 2025 property tax rate to 9.75% and approved a series of budgeted purchases — including a jail vehicle covered by a technology grant and a coroner van — along with staff hires and an IT services agreement.
FRANKLIN, Ky. — The Simpson County Fiscal Court set the 2025 property tax rate at 9.75% on Aug. 5, approving the reduction by a quarter-percent and completing a slate of budgeted purchases and personnel actions.
Judge/Executive Mason Barnes led the meeting where the court voted unanimously to lower the county's property tax rate from the current 10.00% to 9.75%. Court members were reminded that rates must be finalized by Sept. 1 and publicly distributed in October.
The court approved procurement actions tied to existing…
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