NTCC proposes reduction in tax rate

The Northeast Texas Community College Board of Trustees held a special meeting on Thursday, Aug. 4 to consider a proposed tax rate for the 2022 tax year.

Jeff Chambers, Vice President for Administrative Services, presented the board with a recommended tax rate of 12 cents per $100 property valuation. This would be a decrease of a little more than 7% over the 2021 rate of 13 cents.

Lowering the rate …