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Port district approves levy increase

Grant County Port District 7 commissioners Monday approved an increase of $698.01 to their tax levy to be collected in 2019.

The 1.5-percent annual increase brings the total amount of taxes the district collects to $47,376.63. The port district runs the Grand Coulee Dam Airport and operates the Banks Lake Golf Club on district land.

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