Freestone County commissioners selected a county property-tax rate proposal during their July 29 meeting.
In a 3-2 vote, the commissioners voted to increase the rate from 35.9 cents per $100 valuation to 40.9 cents. Commissioners will vote to make the proposal official during the Aug. 21 meeting. The effective tax rate, the rate that will bring in the same revenue as the previous year, is 37…