Jackson County Property Tax Journalism: Refunds Unlikely?!?

Sadly . . . Our progressive newsie friends don't hold out much hope for payback despite legal setbacks and growing interest in throwing Exec Frank White out of office by his many critics.

Here are the basics . . .

"By the preliminary calculations that were done when this order first came out in August of 2024, we overtaxed people by $118 million in 2023," said Sean Smith, who represents the 6th district in the Jackson County Legislature. "And then we did the same thing again in 2024."

Refunds are unlikely for taxpayers, as the money has already been spent by the school districts, fire departments and other bodies that rely on property tax revenue.

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

Jackson County must roll back property tax assessments that hiked bills. What will that mean?