Hays County
Lower property taxes may be coming
Staff report
A slight reduction in Hays County’s ad valorem tax rate could be forthcoming for property taxpayers in the next fiscal year.
As the county’s tax rate is proposed to go down by a little over a half-cent, county officials are also proposing a $179 million budget for 2016-2017.
On Aug. 30, the Hays County Commissioners Court proposed a tax rate of $.4600 per $100 assessed valuation for the fiscal year 2016-2017 budget.
The total rate is a .7¢ decrease from last year&rsqu...