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Williamson County approves 2025 tax rates for six road districts, all votes 4-0
Summary
During a road-district session, Williamson County commissioners approved the 2025 tax rates for six road districts, accepted minutes and bills, and approved monthly road-district collections; public hearings drew no speakers.
Williamson County commissioners approved 2025 tax rates for six road districts and took accompanying routine business during the road-district portion of their meeting. Each tax-rate adoption followed a brief public hearing that drew no speakers, and every item passed on recorded 4-0 votes.
The actions affected the Avery Center Road District No. 1 (tax rate 0.15 per $100 valuation), Northwoods Road District No. 1 (0.172), Pearson Place Road District (0.049), Somerset Hills Road District No. 3 (0.29), Somerset Hills Road District No. 4 (0.29), and routine approvals including minutes, payment of bills and the road-district collections for August. Commissioners opened and closed the public hearings sequentially; all hearings closed with no members of the public addressing the board. The road-district session closed at 11:16 a.m.
Votes at a glance
- Items 1 & 2 — Approval of minutes and payment of bills: motion by Commissioner Cook, second by Commissioner Long; recorded vote: Precinct 1 yes, Precinct 2 yes, Precinct 3 yes, Precinct 4 yes. Outcome: approved (4-0).
- Avery Center Road District No. 1 — Adopt 2025 tax rate of 0.15 per $100 valuation: motion by Commissioner Long, second by Commissioner Cook; public hearing opened/closed at 11:11 a.m. with no speakers; recorded vote: Precinct 1 yes, Precinct 2 yes, Precinct 3 yes, Precinct 4 yes. Outcome: approved (4-0).
- Northwoods Road District No. 1 — Adopt 2025 tax rate of 0.172 per $100 valuation: motion by Commissioner Long, second by Commissioner Volz; public hearing opened/closed at 11:12 a.m. with no speakers; recorded vote: Precinct 1 yes, Precinct 2 yes, Precinct 3 yes, Precinct 4 yes. Outcome: approved (4-0).
- Pearson Place Road District — Adopt 2025 tax rate of 0.049 per $100 valuation: motion by Commissioner Long, second by Commissioner Coby; public hearing opened/closed at about 11:13–11:14 a.m. with no speakers; recorded vote: Precinct 1 yes, Precinct 2 yes, Precinct 3 yes, Precinct 4 yes. Outcome: approved (4-0).
- Somerset Hills Road District No. 3 — Adopt 2025 tax rate of 0.29 per $100 valuation: motion by Commissioner Kobi, second by Commissioner Long; public hearing opened/closed at about 11:14 a.m. with no speakers; recorded vote: Precinct 1 yes, Precinct 2 yes, Precinct 3 yes, Precinct 4 yes. Outcome: approved (4-0).
- Somerset Hills Road District No. 4 — Adopt 2025 tax rate of 0.29 per $100 valuation: motion by Commissioner Covey, second by Commissioner Long; public hearing opened/closed at about 11:15 a.m. with no speakers; recorded vote: Precinct 1 yes, Precinct 2 yes, Precinct 3 yes, Precinct 4 yes. Outcome: approved (4-0).
- Item 13 — Approval of road-district collections for the month of August: motion by Commissioner Long, second by Commissioner Cook; recorded vote: Precinct 1 yes, Precinct 2 yes, Precinct 3 yes, Precinct 4 yes. Outcome: approved (4-0).
The record shows no substantive public comment on the rate adoptions. Commissioners moved through the agenda items and recorded the required roll-call votes for each rate.
