| Create a Free Account or Sign In to connect and share in green living and alternative energy forum discussions. |
0
Follow The Money: Kentucky #coal
Views: 557
Mar 10 2018 01:55 PM | eds in Economy & Politics
Arlie Boggs Elementary sits between
. . . Kentucky’s two tallest mountains in a remote area,
. . . that once had a booming coal economy.
Ten years ago there were over a
. . . thousand coal miners employed here in Letcher county.
Today, there are just 28.
There’s not much active coal mining left to tax, and
. . . the value of unmined coal, which has long made up
. . . a large portion of local property taxes, has recently plummeted. Letcher County,
. . . is now missing over a million dollars in the annual taxes,
. . . it once received from the coal industry.
All of those budget pressures would make it hard for schools to afford a rate increase.
So in eastern Kentucky schools,
. . . it’s all hands on deck to save energy and cut costs.
3-10-2018 Source: Follow the Money: Kentucky #Coal
. . . Kentucky’s two tallest mountains in a remote area,
. . . that once had a booming coal economy.
Ten years ago there were over a
. . . thousand coal miners employed here in Letcher county.
Today, there are just 28.
There’s not much active coal mining left to tax, and
. . . the value of unmined coal, which has long made up
. . . a large portion of local property taxes, has recently plummeted. Letcher County,
. . . is now missing over a million dollars in the annual taxes,
. . . it once received from the coal industry.
All of those budget pressures would make it hard for schools to afford a rate increase.
So in eastern Kentucky schools,
. . . it’s all hands on deck to save energy and cut costs.
3-10-2018 Source: Follow the Money: Kentucky #Coal
