After months of work by the city staff and several work sessions by the city council, the City of Lamesa’s proposed budget for the 2022-2023 fiscal year received initial approval Tuesday evening.It is expected to be finalized when a second reading of the budget ordinance goes before the city council on Wednesday evening, Aug. 31.Council members also are expected during that meeting to adopt a property tax rate of 79.907 cents per $100 valuation.Due to an increase in taxable property values, that rate is projected to raise about $84,500 more tax revenue than the current rate of 85.3826 cents per ...