Wyandotte County votes to exceed Revenue Neutral by 17%, much more than residents were led to believe - The Sentinel

Wyandotte County votes to exceed Revenue Neutral by 17%, much more than residents were led to believe - The Sentinel

Wyandotte County commissioners voted recently to exceed a revenue-neutral budget next year, reversing their decision a year ago not to impose a property tax increase on residents. Commissioners approved a “cap” of three mills, but the increase is much more than residents are being led to believe. A three-mill increase over the current rate of 33.459 sounds like it would be about 10%, which is substantial. The real tax increase, however, would be…