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Kennett has low school tax levy (08/24/03)
Mack Skelton In the Kennett School Board's Tuesday, August 12 work study meeting, board member, Natalie Tate, asked Superintendent Jim Callewaert how much other districts the size of Kennett are taxing their local citizens and Callewaert responded that numbers varied, but Kennett was "probably the lowest in the area," in the Tuesday, August 19 regular session, Callewaert gave the numbers from 2002...

Cardwell ponders cutting city tax levy (08/24/03)
The Cardwell City Council decided in Thursday's special tax meeting that it expects to cut taxes by trying the state suggested tax rates. The council also began to take action on the city budget with police phone service. The council looked over state suggested tax rates levied per $100 of evaluated property for the City of Cardwell. The state suggested the general and street funds raise this year from 0.468 to 0.4881 and from 0.1427 to 0.14686...

Kennett School Board sets 2003 tax levy (08/20/03)
It took just under five minutes, Tuesday, August 19, for the Kennett school board to realize they would probably be further in debt after this year's tax season. In its annual tax rate hearing, the board set the district's operation levy to its previous amount of $2.75 per $100 assessed valuation, but had to reset the debt service tax to 32 cents (0.3235) from the previous mark of 40 cents. ...

Southland board discusses local tax revenues (08/15/03)
CARDWELL -- Another school board meeting, another night to discuss local school taxes. Southland school district's superintendent, Raymond Lasley, informed the board that at some point the school district would be forced to increase the school tax, but this was not the time...

Cardwell aldermen mull sewer, payroll tax problems (08/08/03)
The Caldwell City Council Thursday decided to return the city sewer system to full strength and to correct back payroll tax problems. The council passed a motion to pull money from the sinking fund to repair a motor for the sewage system. Harvey Beasley, Cardwell water commissioner, said Cardwell has three lift stations...

County voters approve law enforcement sales tax (08/06/03)
Dunklin County will get a new county jail and judicial complex. Voters Tuesday gave overwhelming support to a one-half cent sales tax for the new complex and law enforcement purposes. The vote was 909 yes to 679 no. "I am well pleased with the fact the tax passed," Sheriff Bob Holder said Tuesday. "It shows the people of Dunklin County still have progress at heart and are willing to help make the community a better place."...