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Tax increase aims to help medical school
Board approved 5-cent increase for voters in Nov.
Updated: Thursday, 23 Aug 2012, 3:28 PM CDT
Published : Thursday, 16 Aug 2012, 12:53 PM CDT
AUSTIN (KXAN) - This November, Travis County voters will have to consider a 5-cent property tax rate increase for a string of health care improvement projects – including those that could lead up to a future medical school in Austin.
The Central Health board unanimously agreed Wednesday to send that measure to voters. The money would be used for educating doctors for that school, in addition to paying medical personnel for the services they provide to low-income people in local clinics and hospitals.
The money would also help fund a new teaching hospital for Seton Healthcare, which could cost $250 million.
If approved, taxpayers would see the increase on bills due at the end of January 2014.
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