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Koger Lordani saia womng people are being taxed out of their homes. “We’re making less money but paying more taxes,” he said.
Mr. Gilkey said much of that is because of state and federal mandates. “The state doesn’t want to raise taxes,” he said. “The federal government doesn’t want to raise taxes. It falls on us sitting around this table to raise taxes.”
The board delayed making a decision on whether or not the budget will include a note giving the amount of land excused from taxes under the land use program.
The sheriff said that he has received notice the state will pick up the cost of an additional deputy, but he said he still wanted the county to continue to pay for one deputy. “Investigating crime is taking up more and more time,” he said.
The board approved a resolution to apply to borrow $1.4 million for the new cell at the landfill. Mr. McCarthy said that only begins the application process and doesn’t obligate the board to borrow the money. Mr. Massie amended the resolution to make it specify the board could not borrow money with
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