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Residents urge alternatives to tax hikes and restoration of rec center hours; council to review brush-drop costs
Summary
Multiple Radford residents urged the council to avoid raising taxes, questioned tax breaks for Radford University, asked to restore early-morning hours at the recreation center, and urged retention of the brush drop center; councilors and staff said they would review costs and scheduling decisions.
Several Radford residents used the public-comment period Monday to press the City Council on budget choices, recreation hours and the future of the brush drop center amid ongoing budget work sessions.
Carol Andrews, of 2001 Preston Street, told council she was "very worried" about rising utility rates and higher real-estate assessments. Andrews said tax breaks granted to Radford University and a $128,000 item on the city budget that she understood as a return of taxes to the university are contributing to strain on the city’s finances and said she opposed shifting the burden onto residents.
Multiple residents…
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