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Riley County officials outline implications of property‑tax bill 2745 and new protest‑petition rules
Summary
County counselor Jacob Hanson told commissioners that House/Senate bill 2745 would let counties raise their property‑tax budgets up to 3% or match regional CPI (whichever is less) without triggering a protest petition; the bill also creates a protest petition process requiring 10% of registered voters and reimburses counties for notification costs for five years.
Jacob Hanson, Riley County counselor, told the commission March 30 that recently passed property‑tax legislation identified as "2745" would change how counties calculate allowable increases and how citizens may launch protest petitions.
Hanson said the bill limits tax‑budget increases to either 3% or the Consumer Price Index for the Midwest Region, "whichever is less," and that if a county’s adopted budget increase exceeds that threshold a protest petition process could be triggered. "The protest petition…
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