Show local taxes will be slightly lower cower taxes on morgan county property will be slightly reduced this year it was revealed this week with the announcement of the setting of levies tax collections will be higher however due to substantial inci eases creases in valuation on both city and county property even abou though h the local county levy has been increased 3 mill and the city levy has been raised 2 21 mills the fhe over all levy will mean a reduction of 33 mills in the county and 13 mills in the city the 1918 1948 levy set by the state for uniform minimum local levy is 7 mills the school equalization levy is 89 mills 03 I 1 mills is for maintenance and support in excess of local minimum program and 13 mills is for construction and purchase of sites for a total of 21 12 5 mills as compared to mills for 1917 19 17 the 19 IS levy for morgan county c is mills as compared to 1275 mills in 1917 1947 and the valuation last year was compared to the 1943 valuation set 1943 set at morgan cites 1917 levy was 13 mills and it has been raised to 15 mills for this year the valuation in 1917 1947 was was and for this year is the 1949 mor morgan moran an county levy lev y is broken down as follows general 4 mills roads 2 mills library C ga i mills exhibits P mills poor pool and nd indigent 2 mills weed eradication 2 mills agi agricultural I 1 aid 71 mills mil building and construction reserve 15 mills memorials I 1 mill and public parks and recreation recil ea 25 mills break down on the city levy is as follows generals general 4 1 mills water works 35 mills streets and sidewalks 3 mills town hall memorials 1 mill public parks 2 mills recreation 15 mills |