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Limestone County posts proposed tax rate of 56.5 cents after short debate
Summary
After two rounds of motions — the first failing on a precinct roll call and the second passing by voice vote — the meeting posted a proposed tax rate of 56.5 cents. Officials discussed a roughly $2.9 million shortfall and whether temporary revenues should fund permanent positions.
At a county meeting, speakers debated how to respond to an estimated budget shortfall and ultimately voted to post a proposed tax rate of 56.5 cents.
The vote followed two motions on the same figure. Speaker 2 first moved to post 56.5 cents; a roll-call vote recorded Precinct 1, Precinct 2 and Precinct 3 as 'No' and Precinct 4 as 'Yes', and Speaker 1 declared that motion defeated. Later in the meeting Speaker 2 renewed the proposal and, after discussion, the…
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