GQ passes budget including nickel rate hike

GQ passes budget including nickel rate hike

GRANITE QUARRY — The Granite Quarry Town Council adopted a budget on Monday that includes a five-cent property tax increase, the first such increase in four years. Mayor Brittany Barnhardt acknowledged that while raising the tax rate might not be popular, she and other town officials believe it to be in the best interest of Granite Quarry’s future. “Progress requires investment,” she said in an email to the Post. “Standing still is not a plan, a…