tax increase

The average homeowner would face a 27% jump in property taxes alone, driven largely by this year’s countywide revaluation. The budget also calls for a 5% hike in water rates and a 4% increase for sewer service. In all, that amounts to an extra $320 per year for the typical household.

Voters in Forsyth County are seeing a sales-tax proposal designed to support local teachers on their primary ballots. The quarter-cent Forsyth County…