A public hearing on Mathews County’s proposed $23.66 million 2012-2013 budget will be held at 7 o’clock tonight in the historic courthouse on Court Street.

The budget proposal includes 3 percent raises for county workers and school personnel and full funding of the school board’s $12.4 million budget request, but no increase in real estate taxes and a 5 percent decrease in personal property taxes.

The proposed budget is available online in its entirety at www.co.mathews.va.us.

The Mathews Board of Supervisors will hold its regular monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the historic courthouse.
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