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• City council accepts property tax rate increase
  Sep 9, 2010 — The Bradenton Herald
  There will be a public hearing before the meeting at 5:01 p.m. Wednesday's meeting also included a public hearing on the millage rate and budget. There was precious little public input, much like during an Aug. 17 town hall meeting. Only police officer Sean O'Leary and firefighter Rocco Salvatori, both city residents, spoke to council. Both men said the city provides valuable services for the taxes it collects.
• County residents should expect a big increase in property tax
  Sep 9, 2010 — The Wisconsin State Journal
  The equalized assessed value hasn't declined since 1987, and even then it dropped only 0.9 percent. That means the county must spend $8 million next year to cover this year's costs. The sales tax also is not expected to increase next year. Several departments offered ways to reduce their budgets.
• County seeks help with legal bills
  Sep 9, 2010 — Kokomo Tribune
  The county spent $534,000 in legal expenses from 2005 through 2010. Through August, the county has spent more than $300,000 on legal fees. We have no legal way to enforce the city to pay.
• South Florida water managers tentatively pass $1 billion budget
  Sep 9, 2010 — Sun Sentinel
  Everglades restoration land deal with U.S. Sugar Corp. moves forward -- without raising property tax rates -- under a $1 billion budget initially approved Wednesday by the South Florida Water Management District. The district's proposed budget includes $197 million to buy 26,800 acres of farmland from U.S. Sugar that would be used to store and clean water to replenish the Everglades. In addition to the U.S. Sugar deal, the district's budget includes $60 million to refurbish the...
• Balancing act
  Sep 8, 2010 — The Miami Herald
  The commission also voted 4-1 to set a tentative tax rate of $5.68 per $1,000 of taxable assessed property value. Siple was the lone no vote on the tax rate. Both the budget and tax rate could change. A second, final public hearing and vote is scheduled for Sept. 21.
• Coalition seeks state tax reform
  Sep 8, 2010 — Foster's Daily Democrat
  There has been a general unwillingness to confront the problem but it's time for the Legislature to take on this problem and solve it. So they shuffle money so another area is eventually shortchanged. One forum will be held in Portsmouth on Thursday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Levenson Room of the Portsmouth Public Library.
• Council gives first OK to budget
  Sep 8, 2010 — Grand Forks Herald
  He proposed eliminating the repair budget for the parking ramp by Central High School, reasoning the city could sell it. He proposed cutting funding for city lobbying efforts to retain Grand Forks Air Force Base, which the city nearly lost during the 2005 round of base realignment and closures. He proposed eliminating funding for special events and the arts.
• County sets tax rate, public hearings
  Sep 8, 2010 — Corsicana Daily Sun
  With the increase in appraised values, the county could see an additional $389,736 in tax revenues -- $195,378 in taxes from new property, and $194,358 from existing properties.
• Deerfield's proposed budget would raise tax rate 17 percent
  Sep 8, 2010 — Sun Sentinel
  He said the city was "breaking our backs." City officials said they took dramatic measures to cover a looming $17.5 million budget shortfall. A single-family homeowner's fee will jump from $99 currently to $143.