Council approves balanced budget of $1.7 million

By Angela Guillory
 
Linden City Council passed a balance budget and adopted an increased tax rate during its Sept. 8 meeting. Council approved a $1,731,294 balanced budget for fiscal year 2014-2015. This is about $40,000 less than last year’s adopted budget of $1,771,392. There was no discussion and the motion passed unanimously.
Council adopted a property tax rate of .595839, which is a 6.66 percent increase in the tax rate. This tax rate will raise more taxes for maintenance and operations than last year’s tax rate.  
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