by Geoff Fox
An upcoming pubic hearing will allow Washington County residents to weigh in on a proposed increase to the county’s real property and income taxes.
The proposed increases would see real property tax increased in the fiscal year 2020 and again in 2021. Income tax would rise 0.20% in fiscal year 2020 and another 0.10% in 2021.
The increase would be the first tax increase in almost two decades.
County Commissioner Wayne Keefer…
