GRANT COUNTY, Ky. — A county school board in Kentucky says a Christian theme park with a 500-foot-long Noah's Ark is not paying enough in property taxes.
Grant County's school board filed a suit against the Ark Encounter after losing an administrative appeal. The school board alleges that the theme park has been undervalued by county officials.
The park in northern Kentucky preaches a literal interpretation of the Bible's Old Testament.
The suit says the county's property valuation administrator assessed the property's worth at $48 million in 2017. The school board is arguing that the Ark Encounter is worth much more, perhaps up to $130 million, meaning it is paying thousands less in property taxes than it should.
In a statement Tuesday, the Ark Encounter declined to comment on the lawsuit.
