County approves the budget and tax rate

County Commissioners approved a $11.5 million budget that includes a fivepercent increase for ten elected officials. This also includes $5,000 increases for Justice of the Peace 1 and 2 in order to bring their salaries more in line with their responsibilities. The new tax rate of .7183 - cents per $100 valuation was adopted by a unanimous vote. This is an increase from the previous ra...

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