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LeVota’s Tax Credit Plan Faces Legal Pushback | Kansas City News
Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota just signed an executive order launching a three-year property tax credit program to fix 2023-2024 assessment errors — a promise he first made in November 2025. While he insists it’s fair and minimally disruptive to schools and local governments, school districts are fighting back, filing lawsuits and demanding the plan be stopped, warning of millions in lost funding. After a heated public hearing, LeVota doubled down, calling his plan the most balanced solution — and now he’s pushing the county legislature to pass an ordinance to make it official and…
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