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Committee recommends against tax rate roll back

By Erin Achenbach, News Editor August 29, 2023

Editor's note: This article has been updated to clarify that the finance committee is recommending that the Board of Education does not lower the district's tax rate.  The Mehlville School District Finance...

Lindbergh Board of Education passes 2022 blended tax rate; some increase

Lindbergh Board of Education passes 2022 blended tax rate; some increase

By Lucas Irizarry, Staff Reporter September 21, 2022

The Lindbergh Board of Education unanimously approved its 2022 blended tax rate Sept. 15. The rate includes the lowest possible residential tax rate in the state.  The board approved a $3.9332 blended...

Mehlville Fire approves preliminary tax rates after 9.5-percent hike for assessments

Mehlville Fire approves preliminary tax rates after 9.5-percent hike for assessments

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter May 13, 2021

The Mehlville Fire Protection District Board of Directors has unanimously approved preliminary tax rates for this year that likely equate to the lowest rates in the county. At the April 7 meeting, Chief...

In the Rogers Elementary first-day-of-school scavenger hunt in 2019, second-grader Aleah Jacobsmeyer, right, and other students went straight to the top for help, asking Superintendent Chris Gaines if he fit any of their categories. He checked the box ‘I like vegetables.’

Mehlville Board of Education passes 2020 blended tax rate

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 29, 2020

The Mehlville Board of Education unanimously approved the 2020 blended tax rate at its annual tax rate hearing Monday, Sept. 28.  The Board of Education approved a blended tax rate of $3.8056, a slight...

Mehlville Board of Education will set 2020 tax rate Monday

Mehlville Board of Education will set 2020 tax rate Monday

September 28, 2020

The Mehlville Board of Education will vote on the 2020 tax rate at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, during the annual scheduled tax rate hearing. This year’s proposed blended rate is $3.8056 per $100 dollars...

Crestwood will set its 2020 tax rate at videoconferenced hearing next week

Crestwood will set its 2020 tax rate at videoconferenced hearing next week

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 15, 2020

The Crestwood Board of Aldermen will hold a public hearing Tuesday, Sept. 22 to set the city’s 2020 tax rate at 60 cents per $100 of assessed valuation for residential property and 82.1 cents per $100...

Lindbergh Schools rolls back its tax rate due to higher property values

Lindbergh Schools rolls back its tax rate due to higher property values

October 4, 2019

The Lindbergh Board of Education authorized a 31-cent rollback of Lindbergh Schools’ blended tax rate during its annual tax-rate hearing Sept. 24. The board voted 7-0 to approve a blended tax rate...

Affton School District lowers its tax rate even more

Affton School District lowers its tax rate even more

October 3, 2019

The Affton Board of Education rolled back the property tax rate for taxpayers in the Affton School District even more this year. The school board unanimously approved the 2019 blended tax rate of $4.9191...

Sunset Hills rolls back its tax rates for 2020

Sunset Hills rolls back its tax rates for 2020

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 25, 2019

The Sunset Hills Board of Aldermen unanimously voted this month to set the city’s 2019 tax rate at 4.7 cents per $100 of assessed valuation for both commercial and residential property. Sunset Hills...

Mehlville Board of Education member Jean Pretto and Chief Financial Officer Marshall Crutcher discuss the 2020 budget during a meeting June 5, 2019 at Mehlville High School.

Mehlville will roll back rates at tax-rate hearing Sept. 24

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter September 18, 2019

The Mehlville Board of Education will consider rolling back tax rates when it meets for its annual tax-rate hearing Sept. 24, due to a larger-than-expected increase in this year’s assessed valuation. The...

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