For the first time in seven years the Worcester County Commissioners have voted to raise the property tax.
The $165.9 million operating budget for the 2013 fiscal year will see a 7 cent hike in the property tax for a rate of 77 cents of $100 of assessed property value.
In addition, there will be a 2 percent cost-of-living pay hike for county employees.
Commission President Bud church told the Salisbury Daily Times that much of the problem lies with the state passing along half the cost of teacher pension payments to the counties.
The Worcester will have to cough up $1.27 million this year.
