County millage approved 6.37% above rollback rate

Columbia County Commissioner Robby Hollingsworth said that the county wasn’t increasing the tax rate, so any increases were due to rising property values. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)
Columbia County Commissioner Robby Hollingsworth said that the county wasn’t increasing the tax rate, so any increases were due to rising property values. (JAMIE WACHTER/Lake City Reporter)

As Columbia County’s Board of County Commissioners heard during a public hearing Thursday night that its proposed millage rate was set to remain the same for the next fiscal year, a simple question wa…