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Carlton County’s Truth in Taxation Hearing was held Tuesday, Dec. 11 at 6 p.m. with the Transportation Building Meeting Room about three-fourths full of onlookers. No decision about the final levy on property taxes for county services was made that evening but residents did address the board.

“We as a Board make a final decision the last meeting of the year,” Commissioner Dick Brenner explained. “We may call a special meeting as has been done sometimes in the past. Each one of the Board members takes this decision seriously and knows that it directly affects the tax bill you have to...