Property owners can expect to pay a higher fire assessment (solid waste assessment remains the same)

Lazaro Aleman ECB Publishing, Inc. Unless county commissioners change their minds prior to the Sept. 24 final hearing on the budget and millage rate for the coming fiscal year, which is highly unlikely, property owners in Jefferson County can expect to pay more for their fire protection starting on Oct. 1. In the first of two required public hearings on the budget and millage rate, the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners on Thursday evening, Sept. 15, voted to raise the annual special fir