Lamesa City Council members gave initial approval Thursday to a $13 million budget for the 2021- 2022 fiscal year but lowered the tax rate they are proposing to fund that budget. Although a public hearing was scheduled on a proposal to adopt a new property tax rate of 86.3236 per $100 value – a four-cent increase from the current rate – council members on Thursday indicated they would prefer dropping the proposed new rate to 85.3236 cents “I say go to three cents,” said council member Morgan Vermillion said of the proposed increase. “It will give some wiggle room. You just don’t ...