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Representative says new state bill will let fast-growing municipalities use annual counts, cutting special-census costs
Summary
Representative Stevens told the Smyrna Town Council on April 1 that House Bill 0780 and Senate Bill 0875 would let Tennessee use annual population estimates to adjust state-shared revenue, a change town officials said could save Smyrna roughly $135,000 the town had budgeted for a special census.
Representative Stevens, who carried the legislation at the state level, told the Smyrna Town Council on April 1 that House Bill 0780 and Senate Bill 0875 would let Tennessee “reapportion” certain state-shared revenues more frequently using annual population estimates.
"When I first got into politics, I was taught that the best ideas come from people back at home, and this is 1 of those," Representative Stevens said, describing an idea he discussed with Mr. Santucci that led to the bills. "It's going to save a…
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