Mountain Brook Prepares For Property Tax Vote

MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL — Voters in Mountain Brook will line up at the polls Tuesday to vote on a measure that would raise property taxes in the city by 10 mills - the first property tax hike in the city in more than a quarter century.

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m.

Here is a sample ballot for the upcoming vote:

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.