City Council sets tax rate at $0.21, approves revisions to some fees

A slight increase to the property tax rate was unanimously approved by the Schulenburg City Council at its regular meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 8.

The vote came after a public hearing, during which two citizens expressed opposition to raising taxes.

The rate of $0.21 per $100 of valuation represents a 0.62-percent increase over last year’s rate of $0.2087. With the average taxable value of homestead in…