Berne has proposed a tax rate of $4.60 per $1,000 of assessed value for 2024, making it the highest Berne tax since 2016, when it sat at roughly $4.66 per $1,000. It’s a 752-percent increase over the current tax rate of roughly $0.54/$1,000.
A foreclosed property on Knox Cave Road, which has a market value of $132,308 according to Knox’s 2023 tax roll, will likely be sold to a neighboring family for $5,000, pending legislature approval.
