COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) – South Carolina lawmakers are considering changes to the state’s property tax system, but local leaders warn that reducing tax revenue could make it harder to fund essential services.
Property taxes help pay for law enforcement, road maintenance and other local government operations. Local leaders say any reduction in that revenue would require another way to make up the difference, which could be challenging for smaller rural communities.
“Any change to property taxes could have a devastating effect on Lincolnville, while some of our members could absorb it because they have the revenues to spread that out,” said Todd Glover, executive director of the Municipal Association of South Carolina…