Marietta council to adopt tax rate

Marietta property owners won't see an increase in their taxes if officials adopt a flat millage rate on July 27. The City Council will meet to adopt the 2011 millage rate at 5:15 p.m. in City Hall at 205 Lawrence St.

All rates that will appear in tax bills this summer are proposed to stay the same, including the general fund rate at 2.788 mills and the school rate of 1.187 mills.

Declining property values mean the tax will bring in less. Officials budgeted for a general fund of $47.5 million for the 2012 fiscal year that started July 1, down $522,000 from the prior year.