Mahomet-Seymour proposal to reduce property taxes OK'd

MAHOMET – The Mahomet-Seymour Board of Education has agreed to work to reduce property taxes if Champaign County voters approve a 1 percent sales tax increase in the November election.

The board unanimously endorsed the proposal Tuesday; board member Max McComb was absent.

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