Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Union County Residents Oppose Tax Hike

From a lengthy article in the Richmond Palladium-Item:

Residents angry about a proposed property tax hike gave the Union County Council multiple reasons Tuesday night why taxes shouldn't be increased.

The council had a public hearing in the courtroom on a proposed 1.5-cent increase in the Cumulative Capital Development Tax Fund. Only six residents attended the hearing and five were adamantly opposed to the increase.

The council will decide at its 9 a.m. meeting on June 21 whether to raise the tax rate to the maximum of 3.3 cents per $100 assessed property value. The increase would be $15 for a home with an assessed value of $100,000.
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http://www.pal-item.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2012206120312