NEWS
City of Nocona adopts tax rate, revises water/sewer rates
There were no public comments on the proposed $.5387 2018 tax rate as the Nocona City Council adopted the rate Wednesday morning.
That figure is the effective tax rate of $.5387 per $100 assessed property value which is 1.45 cents below the 2017 rate of .55320 cents. The effective rate will generate the same tax revenue as last year.
Due to an increase in values, that rate will raise 2.54 percent more taxes, $15,100 above last year. The total taxable value of properties in Nocona for the year is $116,231,648, an increase of $4,848,852 in value over last year’s values of $111,329,796.
According to Nocona City Secretary Revell Hardison, the 2018 rate rate is broken down into maintenance and operations at $.4795 cents with a debt rate of $.592. The rollback rate is $.5760 cents.
This budget also includes various changes to the water and wastewater rate structure. Part of revenue from the city budget is derived from water and sewer. While Nocona residents did not see a change in their taxes for the new budget, the council approved rate changes to water and sewer.
The new residential flat water rate will be $27 for the first 1,000 gallons with a rate of $3.50 per thousand gallons after, from 1,001 to 5,000 gallons (present rate is $37 for 5,000 gallons). The cost will be $4.50 per thousand for more than 5,000 gallons of use per month with a $30 flat rate for wastewater.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
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By BARBARA GREEN
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A public hearing has been scheduled for 9:45 a.m. on May 28 for the Montague County Commissioner’s Court to present the updated subdivision regulations that have been in the works for several months.
That date was set during Monday’s court session, where a development officer also was named and a state-required notice was approved. The 89-page draft of the subdivision regulations are available on the county website co.montague.tx.us/page/montague.home.
It was August 2019 when the regulations were adopted by the commissioners after much debate among water well drillers, groundwater district staff and directors, realtors and land developers.
During those original discussions water issues lead the way as many counties especially around heavily populated urban areas are experiencing water shortages and possible contamination due to an inadequate number of houses and wells or even the use of a public water system in the rural areas.
Charley Lanier, who has been working as a grant officer for the county, was named to be the subdivision development officer. After a brief 10-minute executive session, the court named Lanier who they said would be the “initial contact” for all developers who will accept all paperwork and plats.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City of Bowie water and street crews repair a broken water line in the area of Walnut and Smythe last week, along with repairing a large pot hole in the same area. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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