Fort Osage School Rejects Property Tax Settlement With Jackson County

Another local money fight lesson . . . 

The Fort Osage School District will continue to pursue legal action against Jackson County over a series of policies that aim to retroactively lower homeowners’ and businesses’ property tax bills, which the district says will destabilize their budget without adequate recourse. It is continuing to seek damages on its own after the Independence School District withdrew its parallel efforts.

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Fort Osage School District doubles down, ask judge to make Jackson County pay up

The Independence School District pulled out of a lawsuit challenging a county property tax credit program, leaving Fort Osage as sole plaintiff.

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