The Holiday Inn on Third Street and an absentee landlord are among the property owners who owe the highest amount of delinquent property taxes in Covington, according to the city. Now a new proposal is aiming to balance the city’s books.
Covington Commissioner James Toebbe first proposed the measure last month. Toebbe emphasized that this was not about punishing particular residents or bullying Covingtonians into paying more taxes. Instead, it was about ensuring people with longstanding bills paid their share for city services.
“Before we continue to place additional burdens on our residents who are paying taxes and fees on time, we should also be making a stronger effort to collect the money that is already owed to the city,” Toebbe said in May. “This order is not about taking punitive action, but it’s simply about communication and accountability, reaching out to residents and businesses with taxes or fees owed to the city.”…