The Kansas Senate has scheduled a hearing in Topeka tomorrow regarding the Local Ad Valorum Tax Reduction Funding or LAVTR.

 The measure has been on the books in Kansas since 1965 but has not been funded by the state since 2003. Montgomery County Financial Officer Fred Gress says, since that time, the state has kept a great deal of money that could be used to lower property taxes in the state.

Gress has sent a one page letter to the state senate outlining what he says are the state's responsibilities. Gress says the state must live up to its obligations.

Joining Gress to provide input to the state will be Montgomery County Commissioners Mike Cordray and Robert Bever. The hearing begins at 9:30am tomorrow in Topeka.