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Russell County supervisors oppose Bristol proposal to redirect regional casino funds
Summary
The Russell County Board of Supervisors voted Jan. 5 to oppose a City of Bristol proposal that would reallocate regional casino revenue, saying the county’s shares are restricted to education, public safety and transportation and that taking funds would force local tax increases.
A majority of the Russell County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 5 rejected a City of Bristol proposal to reallocate regional casino revenues and said the county would present its opposition to the regional improvement commission and to legislators ahead of a Jan. 14 reconvened meeting.
An unnamed county supervisor who represents Russell County on the regional commission presented data from a Bristol manager’s slide deck, saying Bristol sought scenarios in which Bristol would receive a substantially larger share of casino disbursements — in one draft, as much as 27 percent of a restructured…
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