Oconee County taxpayers will not see a tax increase this year despite lower-than-expected projected revenues. By a 4-1 vote Tuesday the Oconee County Council rejected any idea of adding an additional mill to the county tax rate to cover a projected shortfall to the School District of Oconee County of about $500,000. Council Chairman Joel Thrift cast the dissenting vote.

County auditor Ken Nix told the council that because of lower-than-expected tax assessments for Duke Energy he was recommending a 1-mill increase, to 216 mills from last year’s 215 mills, to fund the budgets of both the county and the school district.

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