On Monday night, the Paris City Council unanimously agreed to set the proposed tax rate a penny higher than last year’s rate.
They left open the option to decrease that rate hike at a special meeting called for Monday, August 31st. This meeting is open to the public and will include a Citizens’ Forum.
According to the Lamar County Appraisal District website, here are the current tax rates (2014) in Lamar County:
City of Paris: 0.50195
City of Reno 0.4125
City of Roxton: 0.5964
City of Blossom: 0.4681
City of Deport: 0.6800
Lamar County: 0.4264
Paris ISD: 1.4550
North Lamar ISD: 1.1075
Prairiland ISD: 1.1695
Roxton ISD: 1.0790
Honey Grove ISD: 1.4091
Chisum ISD: 1.1850
Paris Junior College: 0.1866