Richardson Taxes in Context

It looks like one of my wishes for the 2011-2012 budget will come true. No increase in property tax rates is proposed.

After the jump, an excerpt from documents used in the Richardson City Council budget retreat July 19-20. The first table shows total property tax rates for comparison cities in north Texas. The second table shows Richardson's property tax rates from 1997 to the 2011-2012 budget.