Lake County commissioners have taken the first step toward raising property taxes.
On a 4-1 vote Tuesday, commissioners agreed to raise property taxes by about 18 percent.
Voting in favor of the increase were Jimmy Conner, Welton Cadwell, Timothy Sullivan and Sean Parks. Commissioner Leslie Campione was the lone dissenter.
The increase means a house with a taxable value of $100,000 will see an increase of about $100.