Fri
Jul 7 2006
07:41 am
By: R. Neal
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Even with a property tax increase, Blount Co. has had to trim the budget to the bone, leaving corporate incentives unfunded and setting the county up for lawsuits. The article doesn't mention the $5 million recently given to developers for a retail/condo development, or the millions more committed to build infrastructure for the development.
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