County to set millage rate

At their Aug. 27 meeting, commissioners discussed the tentative 2024 millage rate which may require an increase in property taxes by 7.78%.

The county’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget increased by $1.2 million and the school’s budget increased by 6.31%.

Two public hearings on the potential tax increase will be held in the main courtroom upstairs at the courthouse at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 11 and another public hearing will be held at 6 p.m. Sept. 24.

This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 10.389 mills, an increase of .750 mills. Without this tentative increase, the millage rate will be no more than 9.639 mills.

The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $300,000 is approximately $90 and the proposed tax increase for non-homestead property with a fair market value of $200,000 is approximately $60.