GREENE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WILL BE ASKED TO VOTE THIS EVENING ON SETTING THE COUNTY’S PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR THE FISCAL YEAR THAT BEGAN JULY 1ST. THE BUDGET COMMITTEE VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND SETTING THE PROPERTY TAX RATE AT $1.50 PER 100 DOLLARS OF ACCESSED VALUE. THE NEW, SLIGHTLY HIGHER RATE WILL REPLACE A RATE SET LESS THAN A MONTH AGO, BUT WILL PRODUCE THE SAME AMOUNT OF REVENUE AS THE 2007-08 RATE AS REQUIRED BY LAW. THE NEW RATE WILL NOT AFFECT THE COUNTY’S FISCAL 2008-09 BUDGET WHICH WAS APPROVED AUGUST 18TH. THE COMMISSION WILL VOTE ON THE PROPERTY TAX RATE AT 6 P.M. AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE.