The City of Maryville is looking to raise taxes by 12%.
Maryville City Manager Greg McClain said this was going to be a tough budget year, due to state and federal cuts and the increase in gasoline prices that affect almost everything.
So what do they do? They decide to raise taxes because obviously government is the [...]
In a move that makes sense (surprise, surprise), Maryville, TN, has removed all the parking meters from downtown. Police chief Tony Crisp realized that it would cost more to fix the outdated and broken meters than the revenue they would bring in. So they used common sense and just got rid of them. This is [...]
The Maryville (TN) City Council is weighing options to increase the property tax rate by 45 cents. That is a 22% increase (current city rate is $2.05 per $1,000). This is crazy. They say it is to raise money to modernize the schools. Don’t get me wrong; I am all for helping the schools, and [...]
I have not said much about the water restrictions in Maryville, TN. However, we have been under mandatory water restrictions for a couple weeks now. This means not watering your yard or landscape, not washing your cars, and not filling swimming pools. It also means that businesses had to cut down 5% [...]
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