County budget: No walk out expected this year, but keeping low tax rate may put some needs on wait list - Lubbock Lights

County budget: No walk out expected this year, but keeping low tax rate may put some needs on wait list - Lubbock Lights

Last year, two Lubbock County Commissioners walked out of meetings for weeks – keeping their colleagues from raising the tax rate.A year later, those commissioners feel like they have the votes to sustain the no-new revenue tax rate without having the walk out.Over the next few months, the commissioners will try to figure out how to pay for millions of dollars of what they agree are needed projects without higher taxes or putting a bond in front…