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Riverview council renews 2-mill public safety assessment after brief public hearing
Summary
At its May 5 meeting, the Riverview City Council approved a two-mill special assessment levy to renew funding for police and fire services; city officials said the levy is a renewal, not a new tax, and cited a landfill closure that has reduced available general fund transfers.
At its May 5 meeting, the Riverview City Council voted unanimously to adopt a two-mill special assessment levy to continue funding police and fire services.
City Manager Jeff Dobek told the council and the public that the measure is a renewal, not a new tax, and that the city is seeking the assessment because the recent closure of the city landfill removed a source of transfers that had helped support public safety costs. "This is not a tax increase, but a renewal," Dobek…
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