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City consultant briefs board on state legislative wins, priorities including DMV funding and landlord registration push
Summary
James Dunn of Frost Brown Todd told Hendersonville aldermen the city will see about $163,000 annually from a state sales‑tax allocation change and that $650,000 in recurring state funding was secured toward a local DMV. He also warned of state preemption efforts and described discussions about a possible landlord registration authority.
James Dunn, an attorney and lobbyist with Frost Brown Todd, gave a legislative update at the Sept. 9 Hendersonville Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting, reviewing bills the city tracked in the two‑year session and highlighting several items the city will monitor in the months ahead.
Dunn said the state cut the portion of the sales tax it collects on certain transactions, moving the city’s share in a way that produces a recurring savings for Hendersonville. "We ended up cutting the state sales tax from 1.125 to 0.75, which results in... the…
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