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___________________________________________________ NOTICE OF 2018 TAX YEAR PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE FOR CITY OF PORTLAND A tax rate of $0.649500 per $100 valuation has been proposed for adoption by the governing body of City of Portland. This rate exceeds the lower of the effective or rollback tax rate, and state law requires that two public hearings be held by the governing body before adopting the proposed tax rate. Read more... ___________________________________________________ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON BUDGET The City Council for the City of Portland, Texas, will hold a public hearing on the Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Annual Operating Budget on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, located at 1900 Billy G. Webb, Portland, Texas, 78374. The public hearing will be held for the purpose of receiving community input on the Budget. This public hearing is being held in accordance with Section 5.08 of the City Charter and Section 102.0065 of the Texas Local Government Code. This budget will raise more total property taxes than last year’s budget by $756,303 or 10.23%, and of that amount $178,483 is tax revenue to be raised from new property added to the tax roll this year. Copies of the Proposed Budget are available for inspection at City Hall during regular business hours and online at portlandtx.com. 2018-2019 Proposed Budget All interested citizens are encouraged to attend and express their views. __________________________________________________ 2018 CITIZEN SURVEY RESULTS Every other year, the City of Portland conducts a citizen survey to gauge opinions and satisfaction on everything from street repair and parks to public safety and economic development. The survey was conducted in February and March, and the results are now in. View the 2018 Citizen Survey Results __________________________________________________ INFILTRATION & INFLOW STUDY UPDATE: On March 26, the "smoke" testing phase of the I & I Study was completed. During the next few months, the City of Portland will conduct a Sanitary Sewer Infiltration & Inflow (I&I) Study to address any deficiencies in the system on a proactive basis. The study does involve a “smoke test,” which is not harmful to pets or humans. However, it is proven method of identifying and locating problems in the system. Get the details on the study and related field tests here. ___________________________________________________ MOSQUITO CONTROL PROGRAM The City of Portland sprays for mosquitoes throughout mosquito season. We encourage residents to implement mosquito control efforts at their own homes as well. View the city’s schedule for spraying, as well as other information about safeguarding you and your family from mosquitoes here. ______________________________________________________ DROUGHT RESTRICTIONS On June 13, 2018, the City of Portland entered drought restrictions. Get the details on drought restrictions here.