Date Set For Property Tax Vote In Mountain Brook

MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL - Mountain Brook voters will get a chance to decide on raising their property taxes this fall, an increase that will go toward the school system. The vote is set for September 24.

The Mountain Brook City Council voted in February to request the state legislature call for a referendum on raising property taxes for schools by 10 percent - an extra 10 mills. That was approved and paved the way for a vote this fall.

Mountain Brook's millage rate is already at 99 mills, and the proposed increase would add $6 million to the school system every year, which would go toward capital projects and improvements in school safety, mental health services and professional development opportunities.

If residents approve the millage increase, residents would begin paying higher property taxes in 2020. The funds would enable Mountain Brook Schools to make about $60 million in improvements over the next 16 to 20 years.