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Final vote kills garbage fee

Brian Justice  Tullahoma News
9/2/2010 6:28:43 PM

A residential garbage fee, approved on two of three 2011 budget ordinance readings by the Tullahoma Board of Mayor and Aldermen, has been rescinded in the final vote.

The board agreed 6-0 during a special meeting Tuesday to do away with the $168 per household garbage fee and approved the budget using the new, certified $2.29 per $100 in property valuation tax rate.

Alderman Jimmy Blanks was absent and did not vote on the issue.

The board’s action means residents should see little difference in their city property taxes.

However, Coffee...

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