NEWS
Montague County proposes to retain same tax rate as 2017
By BARBARA GREEN
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Thanks in part to a nearly two percent increase in certified property values Montague County Commissioners plan to maintain the same tax rate of .55 cents per $100 in property value for 2018.
There was a unanimous record for the proposed tax rate, which will be considered in a pair of public hearings set for 8:45 a.m. on Aug. 27 and 10 a.m. on Sept. 5.
The public hearing for the proposed 2018-19 budget also was set for 8:45 a.m. on Sept. 10, where there will be a vote on adoption. With the proposed tax rate agreed to by commissioners, there was no need for a budget workshop.
Montague County’s certified values were presented to the court by Tax Assessor Syd Nowell showing a total of $1,849,027,701, which is a 1.996 percent increase of $36,190,171 from 2017.
Read the full story in the mid-week News.
After a year of renovations Nelson Street at Mill was reopened today to traffic. Nearly $3 million in repairs were made to this area to repair major drainage issues. A Bowie police vehicle came along and was the first vehicle to roll through after city staff and council members removed the barricades. (Photo by Barbara Green)
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