Kansas City Public School Board Votes To KEEP Rising Property Taxes

An explainer . . .

KCPS KEEPS MORE THAN 30 MILLION BUCKS AMID AN EPIC TAX SPIKE . . . VOTERS SHOULDN'T EVER ALLOW THEM TO CLAIM POVERTY AGAIN!!!

Here's the important part of this tragic news and a reminder that elected leaders have very little mercy for homeowners . . .

"Kansas City Public School’s Board of Directors voted unanimously Wednesday night to maintain the district’s current tax levy.

"That’s despite skyrocketing property assessments across Jackson County, and a Missouri law that requires other districts to lower their levies if property values rise faster than inflation.

"Since 2021, assessed property values rose by an average of 40% in Jackson County. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index increased about 13% over the last two years.

"Kansas City Public Schools expects to see a $32.9 million increase in revenue because of the bump in property values. And the district is exempt from what’s known as the Hancock Amendment because its levy was set by a federal judge in 1995, as part of desegregation litigation."

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Kansas City Public Schools will maintain tax levy to deal with $400 million in maintenance needs

Board members voted Wednesday to maintain the district's current tax levy to address longstanding deferred maintenance, like a lack of central air in some classrooms. The move comes as county property taxes, the district's biggest source of revenue, stand to skyrocket.