City of Albany to hold public hearings on property tax rate increase
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ALBANY – Albany residents will get three opportunities to weigh in on a proposed property tax increase during three public hearings scheduled for August.
The public hearings will be held at 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 6, 6 p.m. on Aug. 13 and at 8:30 a.m. on Aug. 20. All hearings will be held in Room 100 of the Government Center, located at 222 Pine Ave.
The Albany City Commission has announced plans to increase the property tax millage rate and is also anticipating an overall increase in the city’s tax digest for the current budget year that began on July 1.
Because the budget tentatively adopted by the commission requires a millage rate higher than the rollback millage rate, state law requires holding the hearings in order to give the public the chance to comment.
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