Allen, Fairview set to approve budget, tax rates this monthThe city of Allen and the town of Fairview are undergoing budget and tax rate discussions. Both plan to adopt budgets and tax rates in September.

Allen plans to reduce its tax rate from $0.53 to $0.525 per $100 property value for fiscal year 2016-17.

Increased property values mean the city will raise an additional $4.12 million in FY 2016-17.

The proposed city of Allen budget can be found online at www.cityofallen.org.

The town of Fairview is proposing to keep its tax rate at $0.359999 per $100 property valuation in FY 2016-17. Increased property values in Fairview mean the town will raise an additional $482,056 in FY 2016-17.

The proposed town of Fairview budget can be found online at www.fairviewtexas.org.