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The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors approved a new tax rate of $0.70 per $100 of assessed value.

The supervisors voted to make the real estate tax rate 70 cents per $100 assessed value.

The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors approved a rezoning request, a special use permit to allow a travel center and another special use permit for signage on the property including a 190 foot sign.

The county Board of Supervisors on Monday night approved a number of measures needed for the project to move forward.

The two Democrats are among four supervisors whose terms end later this year.

The advertised real estate rate, which must be publicized for a certain period of time, is the highest the board can approve when it decides to formally adopt the tax

Numerous county elected officials have announced their intentions, while others have yet to do so.

There will be a new tax to pay come July 1 for smokers who buy their cigarettes in Montgomery County’s unincorporated areas.

The Montgomery County Board of Supervisors remains concerned about its possible impacts.

Montgomery County officials are mulling over the possibility of eliminating the merchant capital tax, a proposal that is being championed by at least several major local employers.