Yeah. So Washington county, our county portion of our tax bill, the tax rate itself will be the lowest since before World War I again, and it's dropping significantly. So When I started with the county in 2013, it was about $2.88, $2.88 a thousand. This budget I've proposed, it'll be $1.40. So a pretty substantial decrease. That's a combination of we've had a fair amount of economic growth in Washington county in that time and we've held the line flat on property taxes in that time. (15:21–15:31)
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