COLUMBIA — Property owners in the Columbia School District face a 14.8 cent tax increase to help stabilize the budget for Columbia Public Schools.
Superintendent Chris Belcher is recommending an increase in the district’s tax levy from $4.77 to $4.92 per $100 assessed valuation. The Board of Education has scheduled a public hearing on the tax rate at 7:30 Thursday morning in the district administrative building at 1818 W. Worley St.
Columbia School Board to hold public hearing Thursday on tax increase
Wednesday, August 25, 2010 | 6:30 p.m. CDT;
updated 12:27 a.m. CDT, Thursday, August 26, 2010
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