St. Johns County trims budget and taxes further

St. Johns County trims budget and taxes further

St. Johns County was already aiming to reduce the amount that people’s property taxes will increase next year, but the County Commission reduced its proposed tax rate a little more this week. During the first of the two budget meetings the County Commission must hold, the board agreed to slash its budget by $3.6 million. That cut will come from the county’s general fund budget — the portion of the county’s nearly $2 billion budget that covers th…