County passes budget

Written by kmr on June 30, 2008 – 7:12 am -

by Susan Dickson
Staff Writer

The Orange County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a $183 million budget for the 2008-09 fiscal year, including a 4.8-cent property tax rate increase.

The increase sets this year’s tax rate at 99.8 cents per $100 of property valuation, representing a 5 percent hike over the current 95-cent rate.

The commissioners also approved a 2.65-cent increase on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro special district tax, to 23 cents per $100 of property valuation.
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