CITY OF BRENHAM MOVES FORWARD WITH PROPERTY TAX INCREASE

  

A public hearing on the city of Brenham’s 2016-17 budget was held today (Monday).

The Brenham City Council met at 8 a.m. in City Hall to hear public comments on the proposed budget. No members of the public made comments about the budget and proposed property tax rate increase.

The property tax increase is reflected in the budget. The budget will raise more total property taxes than last year's budget by an estimated $469,887. Of that amount, $55,752 is tax revenue raised from new property added to the tax roll this year.

The proposed property tax rate will be 50.7 cents per hundred dollar valuation. That will amount to a 7.64 percent increase in taxes paid by people and businesses who own property within the city limits.