County, school system seek to hike millage rates

Both the Lamar County commission and the local school board have scheduled public hearings on proposals to increase millage rates and thus property taxes. Combined, the increases would raise taxes on a property valued at $100,000 about $68 per year.The first public hearings are Aug. 12 for the school system and Aug. 13 for the county commission.For much more on this story, see the 8.6.19 print edition of The Herald Gazette.