Lyon County commissioners are reducing the mil levy on county property taxpayers, but they still have to file a notice of intent to exceed the state’s revenue-neutral rate.
County Controller Dan Williams says the county has a greater expense load for next year, so it has to file the notice by next Tuesday.
Lyon County’s still planning to reduce the levy by 1.5 mils — and thanks to roughly $11 million worth of valuation increases, county residents will see little to no tax increase at least from Lyon County.
In other business, commissioners discussed Greenwood County Rural Water District 3’s request for over $40,000 in county funds to modernize its system, with improvements including a new standpipe, a change from traditional to electric meters, additional meters on the system’s main lines and plant updates. The district serves about 175 customers, of which close to 40 are in Lyon County.
Separately, Williams says there has been good progress in the county’s fiber-to-the-home research process. Lyon County has been asking residents to take part in the “Lyon County Test Your Internet Speed” survey for several weeks. Earlier this week, around two percent of Lyon County residents had participated. That number is now above four percent. The county is still asking for 10-percent participation so it can bolster a $30 million federal grant application to expand broadband Internet to every home and business countywide. Initial plans were to end the survey period Friday, but Williams says that will now likely extend to July 23.
