Property tax changes

Cape Girardeau County has 35 jurisdictions levying property taxes on some or all of the county's 72,000 residents. Several of them have more one tax rate, depending on the purpose of the revenue. Of the 35 jurisdictions, 18 have increased taxes for 2008, three decreased taxes and 14 kept taxes unchanged.

Jurisdictions increasing rates

Cape Girardeau School District*

Nell Holcomb School District

Delta Public School District**

Cape Girardeau County Mental Health

Cape Girardeau County Sheltered Workshop

Cape Girardeau County Health Department

Cape Girardeau County Senior Services Fund

East County Area Fire Protection District

Gordonville Fire Protection District

Whitewater Fire Protection District

Cape Girardeau

Cape Girardeau Public Library

Allenville

Dutchtown

Delta

Oak Ridge

Old Appleton

Pocahontas

Jurisdictions decreasing rates

Scott City

Gordonville

Whitewater

* Cape Girardeau School District increased rates back to the levels for 2006. Accounting errors led the district to set rates lower than allowed by law in 2007.

Delta School District increased the debt service levy as a result of a bond issue approved by voters in August.

Source: Cape Girardeau County Clerk's office