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County chair says no to city request for increase in Fire District tax rate
Joint committee to meet again in October
Chairman Roy Thompson, left, of the Bulloch County Board of Commissioners speaks during Tuesday's meeting of the city-county Statesboro Fire Tax District Committee, where Statesboro Fire Department Chief Tim Grams, right, was another of the participating
Chairman Roy Thompson, left, of the Bulloch County Board of Commissioners speaks during Tuesday's meeting of the city-county Statesboro Fire Tax District Committee, where Statesboro Fire Department Chief Tim Grams, right, was another of the participating members. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff
The joint committee that plans for the Statesboro Fire Tax District – the area outside the city limits served by the Statesboro Fire Department – met Tuesday, and Bulloch County Commissioners Chairman Roy Thompson made clear that the commissioners won’t grant the city’s request for a 0.75-mill increase in the district’s special tax rate this year.
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