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Summary of the Millage Increase Proposal

October 29th, 2009 Staff No comments

The final budget adopted on March 3 required a millage (property tax) increase of approximately 30 percent, despite approximately $40 million in cost savings and revenue enhancements identified by department heads. Citizen outrage caused the County Commission to reject the tax hike in total, necessitating significant  additional reductions in existing and planned service levels. Read more…