The Lincoln County Commission passed a budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year at a special called meeting on Tuesday, and it includes a 37% property tax increase.
The commission passed the budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year by a 15-7 margin, which includes the $0.78 tax increase after multiple other proposals failed at the special called meeting.
The commission debated the issue for about an hour, with different commissioners also proposing a tax rate of $2.90 and $2.70, neither of which were approved. Finally, the $2.88 property tax rate was passed.
