The city of Adairville had a pair of special-called meetings last week for the purpose of raising its taxes.

The south Logan County town held a public meeting for the purpose of discussion on Tuesday then had a meeting for the first reading of the ordinance, which would raise the taxes for the upcoming year.

A second reading and vote was held one day later and the city council voted for a modest increase in both property and motor vehicle/water craft taxes.

The raises were discussed at the regular monthly meeting of the city government on September 14.

The council voted to take the allowable rate for property this year, instead of the compensating rate. The allowable rate is .3347 percent and the compensating rate was .3219 percent. By taking the allowable rate, the city will see a little over $3,000 of additional revenue.

The motor vehicle and water craft rates were raised for the first time in many years in Adairville, but mayor Jim Wilkerson said he didn’t expect an increase in revenue from it.

“People just aren’t trading cars like they used to,” Wilkerson said. “As the automobiles lose their value through depreciation, the taxes also decrease. Even though we’re raising the taxes, it’ll still be about the same because of the depreciation.”

The old rate for motor vehicles and water craft was .322 percent. It was raised to an even .35 percent.