The city projects the property tax rate will drop dramatically as a result of the new property valuation.
City Manager Patrick MacQueen told the city council Monday night the preliminary estimated tax rate is $26.28 per thousand dollars of assessed value. Under the old valuation, the tax rate was about $49.
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