Homeowners who blistered Internet comment boards with complaints about the Augusta Commission’s 7-0 vote Wednesday to raise property taxes by 1.75 mills have the opportunity to air their concerns in person at one of three upcoming public hearings required by state law. “There are a lot of folks using expletives and exclamation points,” Phillip Williams, head of Harrisburg-West End Neighborhood Association said a day after the commission vote. read more

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