No Tax Rate Increase

No Tax Rate Increase

Pike County Schools’ Board of Education unanimously voted not to increase its tax rate, citing the community’s ongoing financial struggles due to the COVID-19 pandemic as the primary reason.During a special-called board meeting on Oct. 20, the board met to vote on whether to continue the current tax rate or to approve a compensating tax rate, which would have increased the rate by 5.3 cents per every $100 of assessed value. Pike County’s current tax rate is 88.7 cents per every $100 of assessed value.

Source: MG News


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