AUSTIN — Austin city leaders are scheduled to discuss a budget plan Wednesday afternoon that could increase energy bills and property taxes.
The proposed 2019 budget plan will cost the average homeowner $5 more a month. Austin Energy rates and the city's "transportation user fee" rates are also expected to increase.
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The main increase in the budget plan is in the property taxes which are expected to cost the average homeowner an additional $62 a year.
The city is hosting a public hearing Wednesday at 1 p.m. at City Hall to discuss the proposed changes.
To view the Austin City Council agenda for Wednesday, go here.