The council will make the final decision next month when it approves the 2012 city budget.
But for now it appears City Manager Bill Ebel has succeeded in convincing elected officials that the city needs the money so it won?t have to lay off more employees and won?t have to cut back more services - especially street maintenance, which is on the chopping block.
Overland Park could raise property taxes 46%
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Overland Park could raise property taxes 46%
City endorses 46 percent property tax hike
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Gotta love the comment.
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"Overall, of course, the city’s portion of a homeowner’s property tax bill isn’t that big. In fact, Overland Park has and still would have the lowest levy of any Johnson County city, even with the increase."
An extra $100 per year on a $200,000 house, which is about a 4% increase in overall property taxes. I'm fine with it.
An extra $100 per year on a $200,000 house, which is about a 4% increase in overall property taxes. I'm fine with it.
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So what is the property tax now in Johnson County for a $200,000 house. Here in Houston, where there is no state tax, I pay $12,000 per year for a $285,000 which really seems excessive....I'd like to compare.studentper wrote: "Overall, of course, the city’s portion of a homeowner’s property tax bill isn’t that big. In fact, Overland Park has and still would have the lowest levy of any Johnson County city, even with the increase."
An extra $100 per year on a $200,000 house, which is about a 4% increase in overall property taxes. I'm fine with it.
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I talked to my parents about it tonight on the phone and they said theirs was approximately $2,400. Their house was appraised at $202K.Highlander wrote: So what is the property tax now in Johnson County for a $200,000 house. Here in Houston, where there is no state tax, I pay $12,000 per year for a $285,000 which really seems excessive....I'd like to compare.
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How much of that is city tax and how much is school tax? Would believe the school tax is a big portion of that bill.
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100 dls per a 200K house seems pretty reasonable but then why does 46% increase sounds that bad? Or are they increasing also property taxes on cars and commercial real state? Is the increase on those higher than on a home?
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Re: Overland Park could raise property taxes 46%
The city's property tax is less than 10 percent of the total property tax levied on a house, so a 46% increase in the city's portion isn't huge.ThaMexican wrote: 100 dls per a 200K house seems pretty reasonable but then why does 46% increase sounds that bad? Or are they increasing also property taxes on cars and commercial real state? Is the increase on those higher than on a home?
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Re: Overland Park could raise property taxes 46%
This is a great example of how statistics and figures can be used to mislead. In the current "any tax increase is evil" mode the country is in, the papers run with a 46% increase in city property taxes in the headline and bury the fact that is is on average another $100 a year in the article. More people than should, read only the headline and have the wrong impression about what is going on...studentper wrote: The city's property tax is less than 10 percent of the total property tax levied on a house, so a 46% increase in the city's portion isn't huge.
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I really hate the media and the opposing party when they use statistics like that. A 46% increase in property taxes could be great in many cities and states. But here it sounds like it went up 0.5% or so according to the $100 increase on a $200,000 house. I see these type of statistics all the time used by politicians on both sides and it just makes me so mad. Usually I see it when mentioning a rise in some type of disease. Rather than 1 in millions having it, it's risen 100% and now 2 in a million have the disease.
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