CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – After more than seven department heads addressed the City Council on Tuesday night on why a 34% property tax increase should be implemented for the next fiscal year, members of the council shared their perspectives and concerns about the proposed budget.
Councilman Joe Shakeenab said he’s not in favor of making cuts to the Police Department, Fire Rescue, Street Department and Building and Codes.
“These are the guys, if anything, that need a little bit more. But we have 19 departments in the city, so if anyone’s looking at cutting, well you should be looking at some of those other departments,” Shakeenab said. “We can’t cut $1 million from Fire Rescue, or $1 million from CPD; we just can’t do that.”…