Kansas Conservatives Decry EPIC JoCo Hike Amid Property Tax Relief FAIL

Credit where it's due . . .

Conservatives make an interesting case for tax relief as they investigate local public employee salaries and the lack of motivation to cut property taxes. 

Here is their quote . . .

The failure of the Kansas Legislature to deliver property tax relief this year after promising voters it was its “#1 priority” at the dawn of the 2025 session has saddled taxpayers with another year of increased property valuations and local government coffers overflowing with revenue.

The annual compensation survey of state and local government employees produced by the Kansas Policy Institute (KPI), owners of The Sentinel, shows why cities, counties, and school districts fight property tax reform. The table below includes some of the largest pay increases awarded in 2024 to select local government employees in Johnson County, based on Open Records requests.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Johnson County property tax hikes provided some hefty employee pay increases - The Sentinel

A surprising number of employees received double-digit pay increases.