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Residents urge council to prioritize schools, criticize tax abatements and raise safety concerns
Summary
Several residents used the public-comment period to press the council on perceived impacts of tax abatements and TIF districts on school funding, request traffic-safety measures near schools, and report repeated water-main breaks.
Multiple Maryville residents used the Feb. 25 public‑comment period to raise concerns about tax abatements and tax-increment financing (TIF) districts, to request traffic‑safety measures near schools, and to report recurring water-main breaks.
Jennifer Lukowski said the town had “failed our schools” and urged elected officials to prioritize education funding; she told the council she would attend future meetings and “fight for the people that will fight for my child.” Lukowski questioned whether tax abatements were reducing money available for schools and asked…
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