By BARBARA GREEN
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The two proposed 2024-25 budgets for the Montague County Tax Appraisal District and its tax collections are making their way around the government entities that support and use its services, and Chief Appraiser Kim Haralson says these budgets have a focus on “cost-containment” and reduction in operating expenses where possible.
Appraisal budget
On the appraisal side there were significant increases for insurance and mineral contact services. Haralson also noted the last two years with the $60,000 increase in the homestead for schools, more of the burden of the appraisal budget has shifted to all the other entities.
In the appraisal budget there are 14 taxing entities included in the budget.

The MCTAD collects taxes for seven entities: Bowie, Gold-Burg, Montague, Prairie Valley and Saint Jo ISDs, and the Cities of Bowie and Saint Jo.

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