Commissioners votes down fire assessment

Posted on July 21, 2017

As the Taylor County Commission continues to work through its 2017-18 budget, one option is now off the table: a fire assessment.

The board rejected the proposal in a 2-3 vote during its Tuesday evening meeting, ending a process that began in January to look into the possibility of shifting the costs of operating Taylor County Fire-Rescue from ad valorem property taxes to the assessment.

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