Property Tax

Property tax stays the same -- for this year (05/23/12)
Bedford County Financial Management Committee, meeting Tuesday night, recommended a county budget and a school budget that won't require a property tax increase. But those budgets spend more than they take in by eating up the county's fund balances, and they have very small fund balance amounts to rely on as cushion...

Judge: Property dispute 'frivolous' (05/17/12)
A state court has called an appeal involving an ongoing property line dispute "frivolous," ordering a Bedford County woman to pay damages and legal fees to her neighbors. Appeals Court Judge Andy D. Bennett ordered Chancellor J.B. Cox to determine appropriate damages related to attorney fees and expenses incurred by the neighbors of Betty Jean Langford...

Clanton announces bid for re-election (12/21/11)
Ronda Clanton of Shelbyville has announced her candidacy for re-election as Assessor of Property in the March 6, 2012 Democratic primary. Clanton, a graduate of Cascade High School, has lived in Bedford County for the past 37 years. She is married to Randy Clanton. They have four children. Clanton is a member of Fair Haven Baptist Church...

City moves forward with property-rights voting ordinance (08/12/11)
Shelbyville took the first move Thursday evening to make sure that nonresident property owners have the right to vote. The council passed first reading of an ordinance that would allow people who own property in Shelbyville, but do not live within the city limits, to be able to vote by absentee ballot...

Property rights voters gain (08/07/11)
Citizens who own property in Shelbyville, but do not live within the city limits, would be able to vote by absentee ballot if a proposed ordinance is approved by the city council. Bedford County Election Commission Administrator Summer Leverette addressed the city council over the issue Tuesday night, telling members that the move would only apply to voters who live outside the Shelbyville city limits, but own property within the city and have registered with Leverette's office under that address. ...

Tax hike less than expected (06/24/11)
Shelbyville's city council will meet next Tuesday to sign off on the budget for this coming fiscal year, and perhaps select a new city manager. Late Tuesday, county property assessor Ronda Clanton reported that the new certified tax rate has gone up slightly for the city - $1.43 for Shelbyville, but was unchanged at $2.27 for Bedford County...

City tax hike proposed (06/08/11)
With members calling it the simplest and smoothest budget meeting they ever had, Shelbyville city council was presented with the first draft of a budget containing a 26-cent property tax increase. But the actual amount of the hike won't be known until later this month, after a new certified tax rate is determined. The new rate will help fund a $12.4 million budget...

Property tax won't rise (06/02/11)
The Bedford County Financial Management Committee put the finishing touches on a county budget and property tax rate which will be presented to the full county commission for approval June 14. The budget holds the property tax rate steady at its current level of $2.27 per $100 assessed value...

Property sales show huge drop (03/29/11)
Real estate activity in Bedford County has slowed dramatically in Bedford County over the past three years, according to figures discussed at last week's meeting of Bedford County Financial Management Committee. Bar graphs presented by county Finance Director Robert Daniel tell the story; whether measured by total dollar value or by number of transactions, Bedford County's property sales have declined. ...

Poorly-maintained property catches attention of planners (03/02/11)
The county could be one step closer to a property maintenance code that would regulate the appearance of residential properties. "I put this on the agenda because we have a growing problem with empty houses, vacant houses, foreclosed houses," said Bedford County Director of Planning and Zoning Chris White at the planning commission's meeting Tuesday night...

County budget keeps tax rate same, allows pay raises (06/30/10)
Bedford County Board of Commissioners approved county budgets and tax rates Tuesday evening for the 2010-2011 fiscal year which starts Thursday. The county property tax rate will remain at its current level of $2.27 per $100 assessed value. The budget approved by the commission includes a 2 percent salary increase for county government employees other than school system employees, with a promise that the county will review its fiscal position in six months to see if another percentage point can be added at that time.. ...

Tax rates stable in proposed budget (06/23/10)
Bedford County Financial Management Committee reviewed a proposed county budget Tuesday night, and made changes to it, but passed it along to the full county commission without actually endorsing it. The budget makes no change in county tax rates, which would remain the same as in the current fiscal year: $2.27 per $100 assessed value...

Two-county resident wants line redrawn (05/19/10)
A woman who lives on the Bedford / Moore County line is asking the county to consider re-drawing the county line so that her home would fall within Moore County. Kim Jolley presented her request to Bedford County Board of Commissioners' courthouse and county property committee on Tuesday night. Committee members were sympathetic to Jolley's plight but say they want to study the matter further before setting a precedent that could come back to haunt them...

Bell Buckle prepares for possible tax increases (05/13/10)
Bell Buckle residents may be looking at increases in both water rates and property taxes in the coming year. Mayor Dennis Webb told the Board of Mayor and Aldermen that he plans to call a special meeting soon to discuss the possible need for rate increases...

Senior tax freeze impact to be studied (04/29/10)
Bedford County Financial Management Committee, meeting Tuesday evening, deferred action for 90 days on a proposal to enact a property tax freeze for low-income senior citizens, saying that a report on the process from deputy trustee Cindy Ray was not sufficient for the committee to make a decision. The committee wants to hear from one of the nearby counties, such as Coffee County, which has already enacted the freeze about its impact...

Property tax freeze sought for seniors (02/24/10)
Private citizen Rhonda Bissonette appeared before Bedford County Financial Management Committee on Tuesday to ask that Bedford County adopt a property tax freeze for low-income senior citizens, but the committee said only that it would study the idea...

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