Taxpayers urged to weigh next week on mill levies
Finney County Garden City and district units including USD 457 Holcomb USD 363 Garden City Community College and the city of Holcomb propose lower or flat mill levies due to oil and gas valuation windfalls. Public hearings and final budget approval occur next week with 2005 projections showing substantial decreases in homeowner tax bills and a detailed breakdown of the levy by entity.
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Finney County
City of Garden City
Garden City
Holcomb
Garden City Community College
City of Holcomb
Property Tax Rates Rise Across Districts and Districts
Rates for a $100,000 home vary by district with state 1.5 mills and county levies. Finney County, Garden City USD 457, GCCC and sewer districts add to the bill, yielding totals around 109 to 158 mills. County Treasurer Raylene Dick notes a statewide exemption of up to 46 and an initial $20,000 exemption for school district levies.
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Holcomb
Finney County
GCCC
Garden City
Southwind
Garden City Township
Raylene Dick
Fair cousins and siblings guide cattle show stars
Lightner helps Christina comb Rainy and Rebecca brush calves while dreaming of showing cattle and chickens. Jacob Wyatt, 13, rejects sheep and favors steers and pigs, as Vanessa Wyatt, 14, recalls five years of cattle and pig competition and three years with sheep, noting sheep are stubborn.
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Lightner
Christina
Rebecca
Jacob Wyatt
Jacob
Fairgrounds
Vanessa Wyatt
Vanessa
Finney County to review EMS policy changes
Finney County commissioners weigh EMS policy including stocking medicines and coordinating with prior shift. A joint Garden City Holcomb meeting will discuss a quarter cent sales tax for the US 50 expansion, a higher transient tax, and law enforcement consolidation, with budget talks nearby.
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Prewitt
Garden City
Holcomb
Cliff Mayo
Mayo
Lee Messenger
Finney County Taxpayers’ Association
Finney County Economic Development Corp
Garden City Commission
Holcomb City
Big Lowe Road
Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau
Lee Richardson Zoo Advisory Board
James Tangeman
Seward County Community College
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