Lenoir Sets 2020-2021 Budget

Lenoir City Council is set to hold a public hearing on June 2nd to hear from citizens on its 2020-2021 proposed budget. There is no increase in taxes or fees in the proposed budget.Under the proposal, the city property tax will remain at $0.58 cents per $100 in valuation and the Rescue Readiness Tax will stay at $0.0085 cents. The general fund, which includes all City services except for water and sewer, is budgeted to be $17.8 million dollars. More than three fourths of the general fund is spent on PoliceFire, and Public Works services.