Tag: County Commissioner Joan Lee

Polk County’s Share Of Opioid Settlement Funds

On Monday’s “Food For Thought” program on KKCQ, Polk County Commissioner Joan Lee spoke about the County’s share of money from the state’s settlement with companies that make and distribute opioids.  Lee says so far, Polk County has received just over $550,000.  But getting that money will be complicated. Lee says distributing the money to…
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July 9, 2024 0

Assessed Home Values to Rise

This time of year many homeowners will be receiving their assessed taxation value notices in the mail. County Commissioner Joan Lee gives an update on Home Value taxation and how assessed values are decided: There are 5 Basic classes of property, Homestead, Residential, Commercial/Industrial, Rental/Residential, and unimproved Property. Typically the properties taxable market value is…
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December 13, 2023 0