Boone County Kentucky's current administration has gotten far too cozy with tax increases to please some residents, as a host of recent disputes reveals. Now at least two citizens who also happen to be public officials have applied to the Attorney General for a formal opinion whether Boone County has been taxing illegally.
Cindy Rich the Boone County PVA and Cathy Flaig, a Boone County Commissioner and candidate for Judge Executive, have asked Attorney General Jack Conway to look at the special taxing districts in the county and advise whether or not they have been increasing taxes contrary to law.
While the request is a bit too complicated to explain in a blog post suffice it to say that this new development puts a bit more tarnish on the high brass in Burlington.
Boone County has enjoyed tremendous growth and prosperity compared to the rest of the Commonwealth over the last two decades but with that growth comes the need for adaptation. As any good conservative will tell you, higher taxes hinders further growth in the private sector, but higher property values and business profits cause politicians to salivate over the number of programs and government projects they can dream up.
In Boone County spending tax dollars on pet projects became pandemic over the years. But a recent uprising of citizen objections against a parks tax and other recreational expenditures has caused a serious review to be made of just how conservative the current administration really is.
Next year's elections will certainly focus the public's attention on fiscal responsibility and depending on Conway's opinion, compliance with the law might be added to the mix.
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