On page 2A in this week’s paper there is a map of everyone’s address that is participating in this year’s Citywide Garage Sale so you can plan your shopping days this weekend.
“And the Word became flesh and lived among us” (John 1). A minister waiting for his flight was spending some of his time browsing in the airport gift shop. He was in a small section of the store that featured patriotic souvenirs and memorabilia. He noticed one particular item that was first an oddity, then an amazement, and finally something of a parable. It was a shiny copper plate kept under glass to keep its polished surface untarnished.
Itaught on the Parable of the Sower on Sunday (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23). Not only do we find the unbelieving world hard hearted, superficial and worldly but sometimes we have to raise our hands and say, “Me too.”
This year we will drop the tax rate $0.0712 from 61.32 cents to 54.2 cents per $100 valuation and lowered overall taxes on existing properties by a little over $145,000. I know in years past folks in Milam County have heard that the county tax rate is going down and they still see a rise in their property taxes. There are several reasons for that, so I thought I would spend some column inches this week taking a deeper dive into your property taxes and how that tax money is broken down.
221 E. Cameron Ave
Rockdale, TX 76567
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