City wants to raise property tax lid rate

AIRWAY HEIGHTS – City Council members grappled with a potential tax levy lid lift to bolster public safety initiatives during a meeting Monday, April 8. The proposal to create a new ordinance around a levy lid lift had its first reading, and was approved to be moved forward by unanimous vote to the next session.

City Manager Albert Tripp delved into the intricacies of financing options to enhance longterm public safety.

His proposal is a tax increase. There are three options for the tax increase: option one is $2.71 per $1,000 dollars of assessed value, option two is $2.56 per $1,000, and opti...