Photo by Scott Rochat
Emporia City Commissioner Bobbie Agler, left, uses a handout to explain property taxes in Emporia while City Commisioner Jim Kessler looks on during an Eggs and Issues forum Saturday. Over 12 years, Agler said, taxes have gone up by about 78 percent. About 28 percent of the total property tax burden is charged by the city government, with the rest coming from the county, the state and the Emporia school district.