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Fayetteville to keep current millage

Fayetteville’s City Council split on whether to roll back property taxes for 2018. Courtesy City of Fayetteville
Fayetteville’s City Council split on whether to roll back property taxes for 2018. Courtesy City of Fayetteville
By Jill HowardChurch
Sept 6, 2017

Fayetteville’s City Council voted 3-2 at a called meeting on Sept. 1 to keep its millage rate at 3.874 mills, which effectively raises property taxes by 9.5 percent based on current property values.

A proposal to roll back the rate by .336 mills to 3.538 failed on a 2-3 vote supported by James Williams and Paul Oddo. The current rate will result in a tax increase of approximately $20.16 for a home worth $150,000, or $47.04 higher for a non-homestead property worth $350,000.

The city’s 2018 budget package of $52.4 million was approved in July.

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