FORESTVILLE — District taxpayers are in for a pleasant surprise with 2008-09 tax rates lower than anticipated. At a recent Forestville Central School Board of Education meeting, board members approved the official tax levy for the 2008-09 budget year, fixing tax rates for the five townships encompassed by the district. The information is based on town tax rolls finalized July 1, which feature the most updated property assessments. Due to changes in assessments and equalization rates within those townships, Superintendent John O’Connor explained, the final tax rates show a decrease from the previous budget. “Our tax rate is actually going to be less this year than it was last year,” he said. The official 2008-09 tax levy is $3,208,914, based on a voter-approved 2008-09 district budget — without capital project increases — of $9,468,591. Consequently, the tax on true rates for the 2008-09 budget — the actual rate for municipalities at 100 percent equalization — is $17.65 per thousan