The Leitchfield City Council agreed to raise the tax of real and personal property in the city during a regular council meeting Tuesday Night.

The council agreed in a five to one vote to accept the increase. The four percent increase in revenue that will change the change the tax rate from 11.03 cents per $100 of property to 11.05 cents per $100, allowing the city to generate an extra $10, 402.

In other business:

• the council also agreed address the problems of the neighbors of a homeowner on Cave Mill Road. David Deweese said he would like for his neighbor to keep his property to the same standard the rest of the area does. He said the owner was “awfully lax in his grounds keeping,” and the mess was causing his property to be lose value. He also said an above-ground pool had no working filter system and no fence and that he felt the pool was drawing mosquitoes.

• the council heard complaints from several neighbors that live on Johnson Street. Paul Hutchinson who was the spokesman for the group said the home that burned over 90 days ago and has been empty at 694 Johnson Street is an eyesore and drawing stray animals, “bums” and decreasing property value. The city agreed to look into getting the area cleaned up.

• The bid to paint the exterior of city hall was more expensive than the council expected. The only bid was submitted was for $22,000 and the council agreed to reject the bid and look into doing the work with city crews.

• Councilman Steven Elder suggested the city take a working session and “put on paper” some goals for the city. After lengthy discussion the council set a date for the session on Monday, September 28th.

• the council had the second reading and approval of the rezoning request by Marty & Son Construction to change the property on Maple Street and Highway 259 from R-6 to Highway Commercial C-1.

• heard a second second reading and approved the proposed text amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision restrictions.

• The council approved the naming of the street that connects High School Road and US 62 as Lawler Lane. The road has not had a formal name and the E-911 office will be assigning the name.

• The city will be asking the Leitchfield Fire Department divers to lay a mesh fabric on the bottom and walls of the city lake to possibly repair a leak.