Dawson County Hospital District board members Tuesday approved an increased tax rate for the 2024-2025 fiscal year.After conducting a public hearing, they voted 3-1 to increase the rate from 30.09-cents per $100 valuation to 32.3837-cents per $100 valuation.Board member Nicky Chapman voted against the total tax rate. Board President David Sanderson, and board members Steven Hatchett and Leslie Hawkins voted in favor of the new tax rate. Board member Mike Johnson was unable to attend the meeting.The new tax rate is a 5.89-percent increase in the tax rate.They divided the tax rate into debt service to pay for the district’s ...