Lindale ISD cuts tax rate, approves budget

LINDALE, Texas ( KETK ) – The Lindale ISD Board of Trustees adopted a lower tax rate during a meeting on Monday.

The tax rate is now $0.9519, down .0023 cents from last year.

“I am so proud of our school board,” Superintendent Stan Surratt said. “The LISD Board of Trustees has created a plan to improve our teacher pay scale and to also improve pay for support staff, while cutting the tax rate for all Lindale ISD property owners.”

Lindale ISD has cut their tax rate every year for the past six years, bringing it down by 43.58 cents over the years.

“I am appreciative of how the LISD Board of Trustees is supporting teachers through an increase in pay, while also being able to reduce the total tax rate for the LISD community,” Chief Financial Officer Michelle Tate said.

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