BLINN BOARD TO HOLD FIRST OF TWO TAX RATE HEARINGS TUESDAY
Blinn trustees will meet tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon to hold their first of two public hearings on the 2018 tax rate.
At its August 22nd meeting, the board voted to keep the rate of $0.0601 per $100. This rate remains the same as the past three years, as well as the lowest out of Texas’ 50 community college districts. The average Texas community college property tax rate is $0.1805.
With this rate, the district estimates an additional $25,648 in tax revenue compared to last year, due to higher property values. It expects to receive $1,973,274 in tax revenue for the Brenham campus.
The rate will average $9.23 on an average Washington County home, which is valued at $184,266.
The public hearing will be held at noon tomorrow, in the third-floor board room of the Brenham Campus Administration Building, on 802 Green Street. The second hearing on the rate is currently scheduled for Thursday, September 13th at 6 p.m. Adoption of the rate is slated for Tuesday, September 18th at 6 p.m.