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Mayor Davis says department budget requests could imply higher taxes; residents urge caution over sewer and property costs
Summary
County Mayor Davis told commissioners department requests totaling about $7–8 million could equate to roughly a 15% property tax increase and additional fire tax; residents at the meeting objected to reported tax hikes and rising sewer bills, and the mayor said those requests are not a final proposal.
Mayor Davis told the Bradley County Commission that departments have submitted budget requests totaling about $7 million to $8 million and described that aggregate amount as “about a 15% tax increase,” plus “another 3 or 4¢ of fire tax.” He said no formal direction has been given and that he will prepare a balanced budget using existing and projected revenue while seeking a salary increase “for everyone, not just a few.”
Resident Tim Smith told the commission he could not afford…
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