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No tax increase proposed for Macon

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By Hannah McLeod Verified
| Smoky Mountain News Verified
“Revenues are also slightly higher due to increased quantities of service fees that are collected, building permits, environmental health permits, various things that go through our processes.” Sales tax revenues are not projected to increase in the coming fiscal year. “A couple years ago, you had some really big upswings in those and that was very positive for us financially, but one of the things we’ve seen is that basically those are remaining flat, where they were last year,” said Cabe.
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Budget increases, millage rate decreases in Jackson

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By Hannah McLeod Verified
| Smoky Mountain News Verified
The county underwent a property revaluation this year which resulted in a massive increase in real property taxable value for Jackson. Prior to the revaluation, real property taxable value stood at about $11.45 billion. As of Jan. 1, that number had increased by almost $7 billion, or 60%, to about $18.4 billion. “We’re projecting the tax base to grow nearly $7 billion, over 60%, which is a huge amount” Tax Collector Tabitha Ashe said when she presented the information to the board in January.
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'Equal opportunity offender:' Community defends FRL amidst Jackson’s possible withdrawal

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By Hannah McLeod Verified
| Smoky Mountain News Verified
Commissioners listened to residents but had no discussion regarding county libraries and the Fontana Regional Library system. A new agreement between the three counties that make up the Fontana Regional Library system — Jackson, Macon and Swain — had been reached in November, signaling what was thought to be the end of almost two years of controversy over the merits of the regional library system and libraries themselves.
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