CAPHUOQÉAs e{pected on Ponda Pilam Count| Commissioners approved a ’42 million udjet and :6-cent ta rate for the 2020 fiscal |ear.
Commissioners zere aele to neep the ta rate the same as last |ear even zith salar and maintenance and operations increases due to increased home valuations.
ËLncreased land values jave us more revenue for the count to zor zith/È said Pilam Count Mudje Vteve \ounj/ after Ponda|Îs meetinj. Lt as used to pa| for raises. or the past eijht |ears emplo|ees have received onl a tzo percent pa increase. We ave all emplo|ees a four percent pa raise.È
Ke said the current eudjet zas hit hard e the loss of uminant from the ta rolls and cuts ere made includin a 2.5-percent cut for each precinct in 204;.
\oun said each precinct zill jet that 2.5-percent eacn/ allozin commissi0ners to hire help and2or u| needed materials to maintain roads.
\ounj said one ne full-time and one ne part-time emplo|ee ill he hired e| the Pilam Count a Office/ zhich zill enaele the count neep the Uocndale office open more often.
Whe 2020 udjet ill ive sheriffÎs department deputies a raise.
We ave the sheriffÎs departmentÎs deputies and ail staff a ’5/000 raise to mane Pilam Count moes more competitive. WeÎre still eelo zhat the pa in Williamson Count|/ he said. ËEell and Williamson county sheriff’s deputies make $10,000 a year more than what we’re paying.
O THER A CTI N The economics of the Ben Milam Solar Proj ect were discussed. It is estimated that they will spend $5.5 million on the pro ect and create 14 permanent j obs. Taxable sales and purchases in Milam County will exceed $15 million. Ad valorem taxes for the county will reach almost $19 million.
The Winstone (Bitmain) proj ect was also discussed. With an initial capital investment of $50 million, the blockchain leader will produce 250 construction j obs to retrofit uildinjs machiner and etuipment. event|-five full time oes ill e created in this first phase.
In the second phase of operations another $38 million will be invested creating 150 construction j obs and 55 more full time j obs by mid 2020.
There is a second solar company called the Athena Solar Proj ect. In addition to solar energy, the company will also create a large storage facility.
These two solar proj ects will make Milam County the largest producer of solar energy in Texas.
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