City school board to hold tax rate at 17.75

To draw the same amount of money this year as last year, the BOE would have had to set the rate at 17.839 mills. Instead, the system will hold the tax rate at 17.75 mills and collect approximately $60,000 less than last year.

Superintendent James “Mac” McCoy believes the system can withstand an unchanged millage rate.

“We’re struggling every day trying to fine-tune our budget,” he said. “I think we’ll be okay in leaving the millage rate at 17.75 and not doing the millage increase.”