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Bristol council approves tax‑equivalent payments, parks master plan work and recycling upgrades
Summary
Council approved a package of routine resolutions Feb. 3, including $2.19 million in tax‑equivalent payments from Bristol Tennessee Essential Services, engagement with Reagan Smith Associates on a parks master plan (TDEC grant $48,000; city $12,000), and grant‑funded fencing and upgrades for two recycling centers.
Bristol City Council approved a series of routine but consequential resolutions at its Feb. 3 meeting, authorizing utility tax‑equivalent payments, consultant work for a parks master plan, infrastructure study work, and grant‑funded upgrades to local recycling centers.
Finance Director Holly Baron presented Resolution 26‑9, saying Bristol Tennessee Essential Services would pay a total of $2,188,601.01 in tax‑equivalent payments: $2,141,735.85 for electric facilities, $45,109.52 for cable and internet facilities, and $1,755.64 for telecommunications facilities. Baron said the city’s receipt…
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