The Fayette

County Commission is expected to drop its millage rate tomorrow night

and provide some tax relief to citizens.

Fayette County

finance director said he's recommending the County Commission lower the

incorporated maintenance and operation from 7.116 mills to 6.819 mills.

Pulliam also recommends the unincorporated rate be lowered to 5.869 mills

from 6.198 mills, and lowering the fire tax from 3.582 mills to 3.391

mills.

The county

government is one of the few in the county that's been able to survive

the economy's downturn without having to raise its tax rate.

"We had

some hard cutting to do, and if we had not cut a lot of items, we wouldn't

have been able to lower the millage," Pulliam said.

The county

approved a $66 million total budget in June, which is $1 million less

than last year's budget.

"That's

almost unprecedented in government," said Chairman Greg Dunn.

General funds

account for $44.6 million, which is $319,000 less than last year's budget.

The county

has also embarked on a $50 million capital improvement program that will

be funded in the next several years.

Other items

on Thursday's agenda include:

A rezoning

request from Frances Shockley, owner, and Larry Seabolt of Seabolt &

Company, Inc., agent,to rezone .51 acres from A-R to R-40 to add to a

proposed subdivision. This property will front on the proposed extension

of Kay Road. The Planning Commission and staff recommended approval.

A request

from Frances L. Shockley, Sherry and Russell Brown, and Dr. Carol Shockley,

owners, and Larry Seabolt of Seabolt & Company, Inc., agent to revise

a recorded plat of an existing residential subdivision to add property

to Lot 17 of Pleasant Pointe Subdivision, Phase I. This property consists

of 1.95 acres zoned R-40 to be added to an existing 1.74 acre subdivision

lot for a total lot size of 3.69 acres.The lot is at 205 Felton Drive

is zoned R-40. Both the Planning Commission and staff recommended approval.

An annexation

request from Tyrone for 10.8 acres off Trickum Creek Road.

The meeting

starts at 7 p.m. at the Fayette County Administrative Complex.