Ellisville’s 2011 Tax Levy Stays Put

Property owners in Ellisville are projected to pay real estate taxes in 2012 on par with last year’s property taxes, which are due at the end of this year.

The Ellisville City Council on Wednesday approved a 15 cent tax rate per $100 of property valuation for the current tax year, which will impact the payments made in 2012.

This year, the City of Ellisville is projected to collect roughly $366,180 in real estate taxes, which was an increase of about $1,500 from what was collected in 2010.

“So that’s probably because of new construction,” Ellisville Financial Director Don Cary said. “Next year, there’s not going to be any radical change. It’s not a reassessment year, so there’s not going to be much of a change with assessed values.”

Cary said the residential, agricultural and commercial property values likely will experience a small decrease.

“But for the most part, I would anticipate it being very, very close to this year’s [collections].”