The $18 million difference is made up through county taxes.

The county tax is only a share of the total property taxes on a home.

The proposed budget will mean an increase in our county tax of 36 percent, to $22 per $1,000.

County taxes account for 22 percent of my tax bill.

"I remember when the county tax was the smallest of the three," he said.

The county tax is 19 percent of all property taxes paid by its residents.

County taxes make up about 19 percent of overall tax bills.

The true measure to a taxpayer is what you pay in county taxes.

Of that, county taxes account for $1,824, up from $1,529 in 1987.

Do you have a copy of your signed statement to the county tax office?