The Saline County Commission held a tax levy hearing during its meeting on Wednesday, August 30.

Presiding Commissioner Becky Plattner listed the proposed rates and compared them to the rates proposed by the state. All of the rates the county passed either matched or were lower than the proposed rates from the state.

The proposed rates include $0.1490 for General Revenue; $0.3500 for the Special Road and Bridge tax; $0.2258 for the Common Road tax; $0.3458 for the Common Road Temp tax; $0.0516 for Senate Bill 40; and $.4000 for the county wide tax on subclass three property to replace M and M Surtax.

The amount of property tax revenues budgeted for 2023 is $2,650,260.20. The commission approved the proposed rates.

In other news, the commission approved a request for use of the Saline County Courthouse for the Trick or Treat on the Square event on October 19.