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CLEVELAND, TN 37311 the CITY with SPIRIT TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2017 Council Hears Proposals on Three Tax Options SPORTS: LOCAL NEWS: Bears get the win County sees over Raiders in new electronic extras: Page 9 poll book: Page 7 Cleveland City Schools, CU present budget requests to City Council: Page 7 162nd YEAR • No. 294 16 PAGES • 50¢ CLEVELAND, TN 37311 THE CITY WITH SPIRIT TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 2017 Council hears proposals on three tax options By LARRY C. BOWERS budget. Center at Five Points. Bill Estes was hesitant to commit but would probably be around 6. [email protected] The first option will retain the city’s Based on comments following to the tax increase, although he is McKay said he is budgeting 6.7 per- current tax rate of $1.77 per hundred Monday’s early morning hearing, it supportive of increased funding for a cent. Members of the Cleveland City dollars of value. Option 2 targets an appears the Council has at least five number of the proposed improve- Fivas’ presentation Monday empha- Council are prepared to increase increase of 9 cents to a tax rate of votes in favor of the third option, with ments envisioned by the city. Charlie sized the growth in the city, a priority property taxes. $1.86, while the third option would the largest tax increase. McKenzie said he would rather wait list of projects which have been out- City Manager Joe Fivas and assis- increase the tax rate by 29 cents, to Richard Banks, Avery Johnson, until the Bradley County reappraisal lined by the mayor and Council, and tant City Managers Shawn McKay $2.06 (a 16.5 percent increase). David May Jr., Tom Cassada and is completed by Tax Assessor Stanley the city’s responsibility for providing and Melinda Carroll provided Council The third option would accomplish Mayor Tom Rowland voiced approval Thompson. additional services dictated by members with a three-option presen- a number of projects on the Council’s of the 29 cent increase. District 5 McKay, who will be drawing up the growth. tation during Monday morning’s wish list, some of it determined by a Councilman Dale Hughes was in budget document proposal for 2018, He also pointed out that budget hearing, giving the elected series of neighborhood meetings in Nashville, and unable to attend the said he has talked with the tax asses- Cleveland’s $1.77 tax rate is the low- officials information for guiding com- the city’s five districts, culminated by hearing, and was later excused from sor’s office and was told that the pilation of the city’s 2018 fiscal a general forum at the Museum the regular Council meeting. appraisal could be up to 10 percent, See PROPOSALS, Page 6 CSCC gets rare look into past House passes Unearthed broadband bill; time capsule now headed filled by life from 1992 to governor By BRIAN GRAVES By CHRISTY ARMSTRONG [email protected] [email protected] Rural residents in Bradley County, as well as The students, employees and the entire state of Tennessee, are one step closer alumni of Cleveland State to getting access to broadband services. Community College have just The state House of received a unique look back into Representatives passed Gov. Bill the past. Haslam's Broadband On Monday, a time capsule Accessibility Act by a vote of 93- which had been buried in 1992 to 4 Monday night, sending the bill commemorate the college’s 25th to the governor's desk for his sig- anniversary was unearthed. nature. Cleveland Mayor Tom Rowland Rep David Hawk (R- and members of the 1992 Student Greeneville) said the Legislature Government Association at had taken the measure from the Cleveland State joined college administration "and made it an President Dr. Bill Seymour to see even better bill." Howell what students had placed in the "We are bringing a very rea- time capsule 25 years ago. sonable solution to a complex “This was something we decided situation," Hawk said. to do to get students excited about He noted the measure would the 25th anniversary, and we had provide $30 million in grants a good time deciding what should over three years to broadband go in it,” said Angela Mathis, pres- providers, to "encourage deploy- ident of the 1992 SGA group. ment to unserved homes and “Back then, 2017 seemed so far businesses." away, and we had no idea what It will also provide $15 million the future would hold for us.” in tax credits to private providers For 25 years, the time capsule over three years, based on the Brooks had been buried outside the col- purchase of equipment needed to lege’s student center, on the end provide the service to the most economically chal- facing the college’s gymnasium. It Banner photo, CHRISTY ARMSTRONG lenged counties. bore a memorial stone with A TIME CAPSULE from 25 years ago was unveiled at Cleveland State Community College. Sifting through the The measure also allows electric cooperatives to artifacts on Monday are, from left, alumni Tim Shaw and Angela Mathis, Cleveland Mayor Tom Rowland and See CSCC, Page 7 Cleveland State President Dr. Bill Seymour. See BROADBAND, Page 6 Septic tank permit issues resolved: Davis Foxfire residents By BRIAN GRAVES lishing its own office to issue the permits. paying Teresa Vineyard, who works in the [email protected] Jonathan Burr, deputy director of TDEC's county planning department, to work part protest zoning Division of Water Resources, told the time in the office to help with the workload Bradley County Mayor D. Gary Davis told Commission in November, the department is concerning providing information. the County commissioners during their aware of the problems which have plagued the Davis said on Monday that Vineyard is no change request Monday work session it appears the problems septic tank permit program in Bradley longer doing those tasks. with acquiring septic tank permits have County, and “they are going to be fixed.” “TDEC is digitizing all of those filed, and ended. By LARRY C. BOWERS Davis said the state has placed a new that his happening as we speak,” Davis said. [email protected] “The state has addressed it as they prom- employee, Alex Ward, in the office. “Once that is done, a lot of the information ised they would,” Davis said. “I have checked numerous times and she was having to look up for people will be A capacity-plus crowd turned out for Monday’s There had been many complaints over the haven’t heard any complaints,” the mayor available on line and [Ward] will just be doing Cleveland City Council meeting to protest an last few years from residents and area said. “He seems to be staying on top of things. inspections, which is what he is needed for.” annexation/rezoning request. builders concerning the service provided by Even when he was out a few times, he got it Davis said those needing permits can still Around 50 residents of Foxfire Subdivision gath- the local representative from the Tennessee caught up.” call Vineyard “because we’re still selling per- ered in the Council’s meeting room for delibera- Department of Environment and Davis said he recently participated in a con- mits for the office.” tions. The fire marshal turned some residents Conservation. ference call with state officials and comment- “She is going to know and she will be able away, saying any additions would require that an The problems had built to a point where ed, “They are staying on top of it.” County Commission briefly considered estab- In October 2014, the Commission approved See PERMIT, Page 6 See FOXFIRE, Page 6 AROUND TOWN WEATHER INDEX Greg Hayes doing a great job of Today looks to be mostly sunny, with a high Classified.....................15-16 reporting the upcoming weather ... near 79. Tonight’s forecast calls for mostly Sports............................ 9-11 Axl Von, aspiring scientist, conduct- cloudy skies and a 30 percent chance of rain, Comics...............................12 ing numerous experiments under Dad’s Stocks...................................4 with a low around 55. Wednesday should be Horoscope..........................12 supervision which resulted in some partly sunny, with a high near 77. Wednesday 6489076 75112 minor damage ... Sashual Thomas jok- Obituaries.............................2 TV Schedule.......................13 ing about looking for someone to do night should be partly cloudy, with a low her homework in statistics. around 54. Opinion...............................14 Weather................................7 2—Cleveland Daily Banner—Tuesday, April 11, 2017 www.clevelandbanner.com tion at Washington County Technical School, He worked for Brunswick Corporation in Marion Virginia for several years. OBITUARIES Lowell later moved to (USPS 117-700) Cleveland in 1965 and began Periodical Postage Paid at Cleveland, TN 37320-3600 Post Office working as a chemical supervisor POSTMASTER: Send Address Changes to: Banner, P.O. Box 3600, Cleveland, TN 37320-3600 for Olin Chemicals. He later Published at 1505 25th Street, NW (P.O. Box 3600) To submit an obituary, have the funeral home or cremation transferred with Olin to manage in Cleveland, TN 37320-3600, daily except Saturday society in charge of arrangements e-mail the information to obitu- their environmental treatment and Christmas day by Cleveland Newspapers, Inc. [email protected] and fax to 423-614-6529, attention plant in Saltville Virginia. He con- Phone (423) 472-5041. Obits. tinued his work for Olin for 37 years before retirement. Ralph Baldwin Joyce Taylor He is known by his friends and Editor & Publisher General Manager Carpenter, De’janee’ Winkfield co-workers as having a gentle and Stephanie Lyle, all of spirit and for showing kindness to Member of The Associated Press California; her special love, Tra those around him. True to char- The Associated Press is exclusively entitled to the use for publication of all news dispatches Dodd of Cleveland; grandpar- acter, he received an achieve- credited to it or not otherwise credited in this newspaper, and also the local news of spontaneous or igin ents: Joan and the Rev.
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