It couldn’t have been said better after Lamesa City Council unanimously voted on first reading in a special meeting Wednesday to adopt the 2022-2023 tax rate.“Thank you all very much,” said Mayor Josh Stevens. “Congratulations.”His comment came as the council nears the end of several months of working on the city’s new budget and tax rate.They are expected to finalize adoption of the tax rate ordinance on second and final reading of the tax rate, and designate the accounts in which funds will be located, at another meeting scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. The new tax rate of 79.9070 cents per ...