Jackson Jambalaya

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Rankin is looking to do the same.

Interestingly, they claim the increased expense of PERS is one of the contributing factors as are raises and new police cars.

I can understand merit increases and the need for new equipment.

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This makes sense.

yikes! is this tax hike across the board? I bet Canton gets a bye for some reason or another...The city of Madison too..heck, if queen mary clucks loud enough they will lower the taxes for her loyal subjects!

Any politician telling you that taxes must be increased to achieve "fairness" is holding a long dagger behind your back.

"Fairness" could have been reached by lowering that portion of MadisonCo taxes paid by taxpayers living in Flora, Canton, Madison and Ridgeland.

Irl Dean Says "We need to spend more with my friends"

Look at all spending in Rankin county, look closely at the sheriffs department

Not a smart move to tax people in the rural areas-especially in this economy. Karl Banks, John Bell Crosby and any other dufus that votes for this will be TOAST come next election. You have to be an idiot for raising taxes during a recession. The voters of Madison County keep electing these idiots. Must be what they wanted.

This is not the best way to help 'Stock Boy' in his dream to become mayor. Not surprised to see 'someone' still has a hard-on for PERS.

This will have absolutely no effect on anything in Madison County. The taxes are too low for the median income and the schools are exceptional now, plus the streets are terrible.

By law aren't they required to hold a public hearing on this? Who ever heard of a County leveling taxes with the Cities? This is BS big time!

I hope they double the taxes in Madison, bunch of fake conservative inbreds living and voting there anyway. Central Mississippi is such a dump anymore...

Next, they will be supporting gay rights.

Public Hearing at 6pm on 9/4 at 146 W Center St, Canton, MS, 39046

9:23; what has you so angry that you would post this? "...bunch of fake conservative inbreds living and voting there anyway." Really? And you post from Rankin "Scott Lite" County?

9:23 If I wanted to hear you opinion I would ask for it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

John Bell took a run and hide last night at the board meeting --Just like he did at the board meeting when Gerald,Karl, and Paul voted to rehire Rudy Warnock for county engineer--Mr. Crosby was out of town--I can not wait for the Mayoral debates to begin-Heard there will be several!!!!

This is absurd when you consider all the money funnelled from the county to the city of Madison over the last, oh, 25 years. The bottom line is the supervisors have been spending like drunken sailors, and now the taxpayers must pay the bill. Once again, the voters are getting what they asked for.

I think most Madison Countians understand the need for tax increases every now and then. We certainly don't complain when our employers give us cost of living increases, so it's hard to say that the cost of living hasn't increased for the county. However, I would like to see the waste cut out before they raise taxes. Has the establishment of the completely unnecessary Solid Waste Authority caused the county to spend any money? Did the completely unnecessary hiring of their old buddy Eric Hamer to handle the appeal of the setback ruling on the proposed new landfill cause the county to spend any money? Quit wasting our tax dollars first, Board of Supervisors, and then ask us to give you more. Bill Billingsley

As long as Mississippi has duplication of county and city services and as long as the county supervisors compete with the cities and towns in their counties rather than cooperate, this is what will happen.

This should be addressed at the state level.

There are too many political fiefdoms in a state with a small population and not alot of money.

Money is spent in MS based on political power, not on priortizing community needs.

Want to lower taxes and be fiscally responsible? Stop duplicating services in this state.

Our total population in this state is the smaller than some cities.

And, then there's the tax structure. Ad valorem taxes are a joke. Everyone with a hunting camp in some rural area gets the tags for his family cars there, not at his primary residence in Madison or Jackson or Flowood or Brandon and we all know that.

Really, if you want to lower taxes and efficiently use resources and stay within a budget, the first thing to do is understand how the existing system is working.

This " no new taxes" mantra would be fine if there wasn't some simplistic notion behind it that all taxes are the same and that no tax has a legitimate purpose.

Death and taxes are inevitable. How we face death and levy taxes is where choice is found.

If there are leaders who actually understand how government best functions and what a good tax code looks like in this State, they don't have the guts to say so for fear of offending friends and supporters who benefit from the status quo. Their fishing buddy would be mad if he couldn't get his cheaper tags.

One guy even said to me, " Well people would stop buying hunt camps". REALLY? ROFL still

I just heard that when you add up all the increases it will result in a 40% tax increase for the county. Not confirmed yet, but if you remember the county served by these newly built fire stations had a tax increase for them 5 years ago. Banks, Taggart, Crosby, Elvis and one other supe I cant remember voted on this with Taggart being the only one to vote no. Banks after the vote told a few residents that this would pay for the fire station to be built in the future and not need a tax increase, also would allow the hiring of 3-5 full time firemen. Banks used the 'insurance rates' will decrease argument they are reusing this time as well. Maybe insurance agents do him a political favor and have lowered his rates but not for anyone else. My question is simple, where has this money gone for 5 years? Can anyone quote an insurance company willing to lower home owners rates to equal a potential 40% increase in taxes?

Anyway, bend over and sing 'love me tender',

9:33: What's on your list of redundant services?

11:37; check your facts. Taggart was long gone when Crosby busted up in the room. The reason you can't remember is because you have it all wrong to begin with.

Not Madison the city, but county in general - have property values increased, decreased, or stayed flat over the last few years?

They have increased. Axe any citizen who owns property.

This tax increase is a hoax so john bell can oppose it --shut it down --and look good for his campaign--

Madison County residents should count their blessings. The fact is with economy and growth in Madison County, tax hikes are unavoidable. All cities and County will soon be doing to same atleast Madison County is nice. Look at the City of Jackson really!

Looks like the County PR guy just kicked in!! Spin it Heath!!

Can any of you smart guys find in the Mississippi Code where counties MUST levy a 1 Mil for the reappraisal fund? Post it if you can find it!

70% of Corinth voters reject massive property tax increase.





Meanwhile Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney plays the Telesouth fool.

To 8:31, no I couldn't find that requirement in the Ms. Code. It's not in the section cited in the county's "press release" either. I smell a rat--several of them, actually.

Madison County residents wear out their streets, but they also put some wear on the thoroughfares of Jackson too. We usually pick up the tab for that unless you happen to put $5 worth of gas in before you reach the county line.