The Erwin Board Of Mayor And Alderman Has Passed On First Reading The 2015-16 Fiscal Year Budget. The Spending Plan Calls For Most Of The Town’s Welfare And Social Service Program Budgets To Be Cut In Half. Additionally, A 33-Cent Hike Is Being Proposed For The Town’s Current Real Estate Tax Rate Of $1.07 Per $100 Of Assessed Value. Both Measures Had To Be Taken To Eliminate A Potential One-Million Dollar Shortfall. A Second And Final Reading Of The Budget Is Set For August 10th.