NEWS
Commissioners approve 2020 tax rate, adopt budget
Montague County Commissioners adopted a .5641 cent tax rate and a $14,222,837 budget during its Monday session.
There were public hearings on both items, but no comments were presented.
The court adopted the “no new revenue” tax rate, formerly called effective rate, which is the rate needed to collect the same amount of tax revenue as the prior budget year. The maintenance and operation portion of the rate is .5473 and debt service is .0168 cents per $100 in property value.
County Judge Kevin Benton when reading the proposal said this amounts to a zero percent increase noting it will generate $143,698 in tax revenue from new property on the tax role.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
Top photo) Fire hydrants east and west of the line break on Tarrant were opened to help alleviate pressure as the repairs were made on the line.
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)
Lake Amon G. Carter has now (Thursday, Nov. 14) re-opened for boating. Selma Parkremains closed due to electric problems caused by high water. Water levels remain above normal and boaters should be cautious of possible debris.
The lake was closed on Nov. 8 after heavy rainfall and a rising lake level. It is considered full at 920 mean sea level and through the weekend it was topped more than 922 msl.
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