June 28, 2007 Taxes: Going UP

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Hamblen County Taxes Go UP....AGAIN!

Hamblen County taxes are going up AGAIN. Taxes were increased by 10 cents at Thursday's 5:00 commission meeting.

Voting for the tax increase were: Larry Baker, Ricky Bruce, Stancil Ford, Herbert Harville, Tommy Massey, Frank Parker, Nancy Phillips, Reece Sexton, Joe Swann, and Dana Wampler.

Voting against the tax increase were: Guy Collins, Doyle Fullington, Paul Lebel, and Joe Spoone.

City of Morristown Taxes Go WAY UP along with a nifty FEE!

And speaking of taxes, pity the taxpayers in the City of Morristown. They get the Hamblen County increase (10-cents) and they also get a City tax increase (40-cents) that passed a few days ago.

And on top of this, they get a $1/month stormwater "impact fee."

The "fee" will be collected by Morristown Utility Systems, so if a utility customer fails to pay the stormwater "impact fee" when paying the utility bill, he just might find himself electricity-less.

Voting for the City tax increase were newly-elected Mayor Sami Barile, William Rooney, Kay Senter, and Mel Tucker.

Voting against the City tax increase were Claude Jinks, Frank McGuffin, and Rick Trent.