LONGVIEW, Texas — Gregg County commissioners voted Monday to lower the 2023-24 tax rate and adopt a budget that includes $5 million to go toward a proposed parking facility.
The new fiscal year budget of $79.909 million budget is $12.539 million (18.6%) higher than the 2022-23 budget of $67.37 million.
County Judge Bill Stoudt said the reason for the higher budget is because of about $20 million in planned capital projects.
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