PLATTE COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) — Platte County’s 2026 property tax statements went out Friday without the voter-approved Homestead Property Tax Credit, and an attorney for credit supporters says the Collector’s Office deceived the court and voters to get the bills mailed first.
Voters approved the credit April 7 with 79.4% support. The County Commission identified more than 20,500 eligible homes and ordered the credit applied to 2026 bills, resetting tax bills to 2024 levels and capping annual increases at 5% or the CPI, whichever is greater.
At an Oct. 27 hearing, Collector’s attorney Lydia McEvoy told Judge Timothy J. Flook the tax book was “not due” until Oct. 31 and the Collector had nothing to act on. Records show Collector Sheila L. Palmer signed for the tax book Oct. 9, three weeks earlier…