The rate is currently set at $.20 per $100 of assessed value.
Property values in the city and throughout Sevier County increased during the most recent round of appraisals. The certified rate should keep property owners paying about the same total to the city.
State law requires that local governments complete regular reappraisals of property values, but provides protections to keep that from turning into an increase in the total taxes paid by property owners.
The certified tax rate, or âtruth in taxationâ law calls for cities and counties to hold public hearings before they approve a tax rate that would generate more revenues after a reappraisal â the same process they would follow for raising the tax rate.
The two new buildings would be located on unused property near the American Eagle Foundation.
The need for affordable housing for workers in the area has been a concern in Sevier County for years â including the need for J1 workers who come here on temporary visas and supplement the workforce during busy seasons.
âItâs pleasing to see a big company like that take control of that and provide housing for employees,â Commissioner Tony Kyker said. âItâs a big problem.â
The planning commission also approved plans Monday for an outdoor axe throwing area and pedal car rental area.
The plans called for a covered, walled area on the developmentâs front green where people can toss axes, and a pedal car rental that would include a riding area on the Mountain Mile property. The cars would not be allowed on public roads.
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A man suspected in a West Side window-smashing vandalism spree last week has been arrested in East Texas, El Paso police said.
On Tuesday morning, the El Paso Police Department said in a tweet that the vandalism suspect had been identified and arrested on an unrelated charge in East Texas.
The man s name, the location of the arrest and other details were not immediately disclosed.
In an overnight vandalism spree Feb. 24, front-door windows were smashed at five buildings in West El Paso.
Security cameras recorded a man swinging a bat, or a stick, to shatter the front door windows of the KFOX/CBS building at 200 S. Alto Mesa Drive. The man then left in a pickup.
An overnight vandalism spree that left five buildings damaged in West El Paso is under investigation by police.
The crime spree happened Wednesday night and damaged several businesses front door windows, El Paso Police Department officials said.
The businesses included two GECU bank locations, 7955 N. Mesa St. and 7410 Helen of Troy Drive; a T-Mobile store, 5857 N. Mesa St.; the KFOX/CBS building, 200 S. Alto Mesa Drive; and an El Paso Teachers Federal Credit Union at 100 Village Court, officials said.
Surveillance photos released by police show a man wearing a gray, long-sleeved shirt with black pants breaking the KFOX/CBS building s front door.