By MICHAEL CRIMMINS
Glasgow News 1
People will begin to see their Barren County tax bill in their mailboxes by the end of this week, according to Barren County Sheriff Kent Keen, who said roughly 25,000 will be sent from Lexington beginning on Oct. 30.
On Oct. 29 the six magistrates present, along with Barren County Judge-Executive Jamie Bewley Byrd, acknowledged the 2024 tax rates for the various county taxing districts.
Audio PlayerAs previously reported, the tax rates per $100 of assessed value are:
Barren County Fiscal Court — 13 cents on real property; 15.3 cents on tangible property.
Barren County Board of Education — 65.7 cents on real; 67.4 cents on tangibles.
Caverna Independent Schools — 75.8 cents on real property; 78.4 cents on tangibles.
Glasgow Independent Schools — 79.4 cents on real property; 80.9 cents on tangibles.
Barren County Public Health District — 2.5 cents on real and tangible properties.
Mary Wood Weldon Memorial Library — 2.9 cents on real; 2.54 cents on tangible property.
Barren County Extension District — 1.6 cents on real property; 2.13 cents on tangibles.
Barren County Ambulance District — 2.4 cents on both real and tangible property.
The Barren County Chiefs’ Association set the fire dues at $50 “all eight departments and their respect[ive] districts.”
The City of Park City has a 27.3 cent tax per $100 assessed value on real property and a rate of 30.4 cents on tangible personal property, Cave City has a 13.4 cent tax per $100 assessed value on both real property and tangible personal property and the city of Glasgow — whose taxes are not collected by the sheriff’s office — has a rate of 16.9 cents on both real and tangible personal properties.
Additionally, Sheri Hammer with the sheriff’s office said there is a 2 percent discount applied to tax bills paid during the month of November, the “face value” on December payments with “penalties” applied to bills paid afterwards.
Lastly, Keen reminded people that if they own property they have to pay taxes regardless of whether or not they receive a physical bill in the mail. The online payment option can be viewed here beginning on Nov. 1.
