(KLZA)-- Richardson County Commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday setting the property tax levy in Richardson County for the new budget at 39.3977 cents per $100 of assessed valuation.
That amount is an increase of approximately 17 percent from the previous year.
In other business the Board met with Jed Fritz, David Ebel and Andy Dunn of the Verdon Rural Fire District and Trent Scheitel from Frontier Bank who presented information on the purchase of a 2023 Freightliner Fire Truck and Cab Chassis.
The purchase price would be $309,648 and will be financed through Frontier Bank for five annual payments of approximately $59,070 with an interest rate of 3.95%.
Commissioners voted unanimously to authorize members of the Fire Department to execute, for bonded indebtedness for the purchase of the truck and cab chassis.
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