Fraser will raise taxes by several hundred dollars a year for the average homeowner. The city is broke.
The tax hike has been rejected by voters twice, but last night the Fraser council voted to raise taxes by a whopping 9 mills. City officials say without a big tax hike, Fraser would face bankruptcy.
The council voted to outsource the city’s 9-1-1 dispatching to save money. The city has cut police and fire in the last several years, laying off 8 police officers earlier this year.
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