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Kingsport board approves tax-relief match, budget adjustments, development incentives and multiple resolutions
Summary
At its Oct. 7 meeting the Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a set of ordinances and resolutions including a $40 local tax-relief match for 2025, budget adjustments for industrial access, a zoning annexation, architectural contract for the nature center, AECOM MPO planning contract, adoption of the county hazard plan and a PILOT for Maple Oak Apartments.
The Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a sweep of ordinances and resolutions on Oct. 7 covering tax relief, budget adjustments, planning and several capital and procurement items.
Property tax relief: The board set a local match of $40 for tax roll year 2025 (in addition to the city’s longstanding $96 sanitation fee waiver) to align with state property tax-relief programs. City staff identified $44,003.20 in investment interest and banking savings to fund the match. Alderman Mays moved approval; Alderman Baker seconded. The ordinance passed by voice vote (6–0). City staff explained residents who already paid will be reimbursed after the ordinance’s second reading and provided instructions for a single application that covers city, county and state relief.
Budget adjustments and industrial access: Council approved a budget adjustment that appropriates $762,691 from the general fund balance to support the state industrial access project, part of a reported >$30,000,000 state investment to build a new road near…
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