Arlington passes ‘very tight budget’ and dodges raising property tax rate
Arlington’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen has approved its annual budget, and cuts enabled the town to maintain its $1.13 property tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Arlington’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen has approved its annual budget, and cuts enabled the town to maintain its $1.13 property tax rate for the upcoming fiscal year.
After years of waiting, officials have approved a general plan for a significant stretch of land on the south side of Interstate 40. But infrastructure across the expressway is still a question.
After some legal problems with The Wing Guru location in Arlington, the business has reopened under its original owners.
Olin Pickens, a 100-year-old World War II veteran and former POW was the main speaker. He called being released in April 1945, “One of the happiest days in my life. I got my freedom back.”
The only incumbent not to hold onto his seat was Hugh Lamar for Position 3 on the Arlington Community Schools Board of Education.
Steven Smith was previously chairman of the Arlington’s Cemetery Preservation Restoration Committee and serves as president of the town’s Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities.
All three Arlington aldermen up for reelection this year are leaning to seeking new four-year terms in office.
“We went from zero hotels to possibly three pretty fast, and we’re getting inquiries since the Ford announcement for even more,” said Arlington’s mayor.
Arlington officials increased the population threshold for opening a second liquor store in the town by amending the town code.
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