The Floyd County Commission voted this week to raise the millage rate for property owners.
Commissioner Scotty Hancock made the motion to set the property tax rate at 9.164 mills, up from 8.6 mills.
Commissioners had discussed raising the rate to 9.414 mills.
Commissioner Hancock is quoted to say that the increase was needed to help pay for increase in salaries for law enforcement, fire fighters and city employes.
The vote to raise property taxes was not unanimous, with Commissioners Wright Bagby and Larry Maxey voting “no”.
Commissioners Allison Waters, Rhonda Wallace and Scotty Hancock voted “yes”.
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