Lower City tax rate proposed

A 2.9-percent decrease to the tax rate for property owners inside the Schulenburg city limits was proposed by the City Council at its meeting Monday, Aug. 5.

The aldermen voted unanimously to proceed with the “voterapproval tax rate” of $0.18793 per $100 of valuation, the maximum allowed by law without voter approval. It will provide $31,432.29 in additional revenue over last year, City Administrat…