Taylor County taxpayers will see a slight increase in the county portion of their property taxes this December. At Wednesday’s county board session, supervisors approved the 2021 budget with a local tax levy of $12,287,430, which translates into a tax rate of $8.18 per $1,000 of equalized value. This is an increase of $.04 per $1,000 over last year, or $4 on a $100,000 home. Supervisor

This past September, SCS Engineers began collecting and sorting samples of municipal solid waste at landfills across the state as part of a study aimed at better understanding what Wisconsinites are throwing in the trash. Results of the study will provide a powerful planning tool for waste reduction and minimization efforts across the state, and when compared to prior studies conducted in 2003

A grant application mistake by an engineering firm hired by Taylor County could end up proving costly. Taylor County’s forestry committee hired Ayres and Associates to do the engineering and apply for dam grant program funds for work to be done to Miller Dam, Chelsea Lake Dam and the Camp 8 Dam. The applications were filed last winter. The state dam program has been around for several years

A city of Medford alderman is questioning how tourism money is being spent and has called for changes in how organizations account for the room tax grant money they receive. Like many communities in the state, Medford imposes a room tax, which is a special sales tax on those staying in motel rooms and other lodging, with the money used to promote tourism in the community. State law calls for the