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SARA approves budget, must wait to approve tax rate
The San Antonio River Authority (SARA) board of directors adopted a 8.2 million budget June 16 for fiscal year 2021-22. Budget appropriations include: •.1 million in general fund operations •6.9 million for capital improvement projects •.1 million for annual debt service •.4 million for utility operations. The budget is based on a tax rate of 1.858 cents per 0 of taxable property value — the same rate as last year. However, while the approved budget begins July 1, directors won’t act on the final tax rate until Sept. 15 — after they receive final property valuations in late July. “The...