Pembroke approves max millage rate - Savannah Morning News
For the third consecutive year Pembroke’s property tax will remain at the highest allowable after the city council voted 4-0 to approve a rate of 10. 132 for 2015 during its August 10 meeting at city hall. We advertised it and followed the proper procedure and adopted it tonight,” City Administrator Dustin Peeples said. The remainder of the city’s $1. 9 million budget for 2016 will be funded by other sources such as franchise fees, fines, sales taxes, etc. The city’s millage rate has been at the maximum allowed since the council voted in 2012 to raise it from 8. 329 mills to 10. In other business:. • The council approved the sale of a 1998 Ford Crown Victoria previously used by the fire department on govdeals. The car will be listed with a reserve bid of $800. • A request from the Bryan County High School Booster Club to hold a bucket brigade with the proceeds going to the school’s football team on Aug. • A request from the Bryan County High School Band to hold a bucket brigade from 11 a. m. to 5 p. m. on Aug. • Allen Cartwright, the new Bryan County High School football coach, introduced himself to the council. After Cartwright noted that he previously coached at both Metter and Claxton, Warnell responded that he must know both the neighbors and the competition. We look forward to a good year and a successful bucket brigade,” Warnell added. • City Engineer Matthew Barrow filled the council in on the city’s USDA for a new tank and well project for the city’s water system. Source: savannahnow.com
