Commissioners Court hears from citizens during public hearing on County’s tax rate

Elected officials’ salaries, budget approved but not unanimously

A public hearing on the proposed tax rate of $0.41196 per $100 valuation was held during the regular meeting of the Fayette County Commissioners Court on Thursday, Sept. 14.

The Rev. Will Martin, pastor of Muldoon Baptist Church, said that the County proposed to raise taxes as much as possible without triggering an election for the second year and his neighbors are having a hard time paying their p…