Commission announces hearings for marijuana tax and budgets

The Hill County Commission announced a number of public hearings at its weekly business meeting Thursday.

Hill County Commissioner Diane McLean said public hearings regarding the possible implementation of a 3 percent county excise tax on medical and recreational mariuna products sold at dispensaries in the county will occur Tuesday, Sept. 13, and Friday, Oct. 4, both at 2:30 p.m. in the Hill County Courthouse Timmons Room.

Two weeks ago, the commission voted to put a question on the ballot about whether the county should implement a 3 percent tax on marijuana products sold in the county,...