Relief for Seniors on Hold as Legislature Fails to Pass Ordinance 5774; Explores Alternative

The Kansas City Globe e-Edition

-Jackson County Property Tax Assessments Debacle Continues-

6th District Legislator Sean Smith was the lone vote in favor of Ordinance 5774
6th District Legislator Sean Smith was the lone vote in favor of Ordinance 5774

It seems that hope for property tax relief for se-niors will be put on hold until at least 2024. In a vote of 8 to 1, Ordinance 5774 failed in the Jackson County Legislature on September 11, 2023.

The ordinance is related to Missouri Senate Bill 190, which was signed into law by Governor Mike Parson. The law freezes property taxes for seniors 62 and older, but individual counties have to implement …