Posts Tagged ‘government’
County Budget Rejected »
A one cent accounting error has left the school budget short by $67,000. The county cut the amount of property taxes allocated to the schools from 89c to 88c, which means the county is under funding the schools according to the state. An amendment vote is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 19. The school board will meet at 5 pm, the [...]
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Dickson County commissioners voted 9-3 tonite to raise property taxes and decrease the counties general fund by 2.5%. The property tax will be increased by 19c, which will increase the tax on a $100,000 home by $47.50 per year. I was a little disappointed on Channel 4's take on this news. They reported that Dickson County had [...]
Not just the schools but the jail too! »
Schools are scheduled to close after Oct. 23 and Sheriff Wall says if a budget isn't passed tonight the jail will close today. Arrangements have already been made to move inmates to three other TN. counties. The budget vote is set for tonight along with a vote on a property tax increase.
Will the schools close? »
Dickson County schools are scheduled to close at the end of day on Oct. 23. Yet another meeting to balance the county budget is set for Monday, Oct. 12, 2009.
Help Stop the USDA from Taking Away Our Livestock and »
Small farmers and backyard flock/herd keepers are facing a serious threat to their way of life. The government is proposing a Mandatory Property and Animal Surveillance Program that will require the registration of property and individual animals, even if you have only one chicken, pig, cow, etc. This must be stopped, or all small farmers will be [...]
Stop NAIS – Bill No. HB 3297 »
The Tennessee House of Representatives Agriculture Committee will meet at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, March 28, 2006 in Room 29 of the Legislative Plaza (at the State Capitol) for hearings on Bill No. HB 3297. That bill would stop the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) in Tennessee and free Tennessee farmers from mandatory premise [...]
