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Collegedale staff outlines state bills of interest, urges outreach on property-tax cap
Summary
City staff briefed the commission on several state measures moving quickly this session — including a property-tax-cap bill backed by Sen. Watson that staff said merits opposition — and flagged items affecting 9-1-1 funding, judicial residency and local annexation authority.
Bridget, a city staff member, told the Collegedale City Commission the Tennessee legislature is moving quickly this year and highlighted several measures the city is watching.
"They are probably about three weeks, I would think, away from dismissing, we hope," Bridget said, adding that committee schedules and an election-year push mean many bills are being rushed through. She flagged what she described as one of the largest concerns for the city: "our Senator Watson's property tax cap bill," which she said is garnering traction and has prompted the Tennessee Municipal League (TML) to ask cities to oppose…
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