Cooper delivers first State of Metro address, pushes for property tax increase to fix budget woes
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Cooper delivers first State of Metro address, pushes for property tax increase to fix budget woes
"This may be the greatest set of challenges Nashville has ever faced," said Mayor John Cooper.
"But we will get through it together."
16 MILLION IN LOCAL TAXES.THAT LOSS COULD LEAVE METRO WITHNO CHANCE OF BALANCING ITSBUDGET WITHOUT CALLING ONTAXPAYERS FOR HELP.SO MAYOR COOPER PROPOSED APROPERTY TAX HIKE TO MAKE UPHUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN LOSTREVENUE DURING HIS STATE OFMETRO ADDRESS JUST TODAY.NEWS CHANNEL 5'S ALEXANDRA KOEHNHAS BEEN LOOKING INTO WHAT THISCOULD MEAN FOR TAXPAYERS AND HOWDO PEOPLE FEEL ABOUT A POTENTIALTAX HIKE AT THIS TIME?
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