Board revives cemetery mill levy request

A proposed mill levy increase to help maintain Hill County’s nine cemeteries that was shot down by voters in November will be back on the ballot in the upcoming special congressional election, Hill County Public Cemetery District Manager Merrill Gray said Tuesday at the district board’s monthly meeting.

The mill levy proposal will be for up to four mills.

A four-mill levy would increase property taxes by $5.40 annually for a house with a market value of $100,000 and $10.80 for a house valued at $200,000.

Gray said the language for the proposed increase says “up to four mills.” If the district...