Records show Kentucky governor has not paid property taxes
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Records show Kentucky’s Republican governor is late paying his 2016 property taxes on his Louisville home.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office website shows Gov. Matt Bevin owes $11,080 on his Barberry Lane home in Louisville, which has an assessed value of nearly $700,000. The bill includes a 10 per cent penalty because it wasn’t paid by Jan. 31. The original tax bill was due Dec. 31. It increased by 5 per cent in January and 10 per cent on Feb. 1.
The website shows the bill has not been paid as of Wednesday afternoon. Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office Chief Financial Officer Teri Geraghty noted the website’s records are one day behind.
A spokeswoman for Bevin did not respond to a request for comment. The news was first reported by WDRB-TV and comes on the day Bevin is scheduled to deliver his annual State of the Commonwealth address to a joint session of the Kentucky General Assembly.