3:19 pm on Friday June 21, 2013
| Posted by Ken Hawkins | References The Island Packet
Property taxes, trash fees to increase as Beaufort fights contracting funds
A forecast downturn in property values has the City of Beaufort needing to trim an estimated $600,000 to $700,000. A property tax hike of 4.32% will cover about a quarter, and a $2.70 increase in trash rates will cover a quarter, and a quarter in cuts has been targeted.