Granite Shoals talks property tax rate for 2021-22

  • Construction is progressing on the elevated water storage tank at Bluebriar Drive in Granite Shoals. City officials said the site no longer looks like a swimming pool and will look more like a water tank in the coming weeks. Contributed/City of Granite Shoals
    Construction is progressing on the elevated water storage tank at Bluebriar Drive in Granite Shoals. City officials said the site no longer looks like a swimming pool and will look more like a water tank in the coming weeks. Contributed/City of Granite Shoals
  • Granite Shoals officials said the increased revenue in the debt service fund will go towards a loan payment for vehicles, including purchases for the police department. Contributed
    Granite Shoals officials said the increased revenue in the debt service fund will go towards a loan payment for vehicles, including purchases for the police department. Contributed
  • Granite Shoals Assistant Fire Chief Tim Campbell used the department’s drone to snap photos of the construction progress on the water storage tower at Bluebriar Drive. Contributed/City of Granite Shoals
    Granite Shoals Assistant Fire Chief Tim Campbell used the department’s drone to snap photos of the construction progress on the water storage tower at Bluebriar Drive. Contributed/City of Granite Shoals
At the first of two public hearings on Tuesday, Aug. 24, Granite Shoals officials proposed the property tax rate remain the same as last year. Due to property value increases, the rate – 59.86 cents per $100 valuation – would raise city revenues by approximately $572,000. The rate includes 33.45cents in maintenance and operations (M&O) and 26.41 cents for interest and sinking (I&S). …

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