The bills are due for Kyle

by BRAD ROLLINS

Kyle property owners would pay a 7.7 cent per $100 property tax increase, to 49.24 cents from 41.5 cents, under a preliminary plan introduced Tuesday by City Manager Lanny Lambert as the starting point for the municipal budgetmaking process.

The proposal also includes an aggressive schedule of utility fund hikes starting next fiscal year with a 30 percent increase in water rates and a 25 percent increase in wastewater rates. The budget also would include a $2 per month administrative fee for trash and recycling customers.