Longview Council Adopts Tax Rate

LONGVIEW — The Longview City Council adopted a 50 cent tax rate Thursday to fund a $153.1 million budget that was approved earlier this month. That’s according to KETK and the Longview News-Journal. “I think it is a good budget for the city, a good conservative budget that provides for the city to continue services we provide in a cost effective manner,” said City Manager David Willard. Though the newly-approved tax rate is unchanged from this past year, that does not mean taxpayers won’t see an increase on their bills. If the owner of a $100,000 house paid $500 this past year, that same house, valued 2.5 percent more, will cost an additional $12 in city taxes.