Germantown adopts $157.3 million budget
Germantown aldermen adopted a budget and flat tax rate Monday evening. The budget totals more than $157 million.
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Germantown aldermen adopted a budget and flat tax rate Monday evening. The budget totals more than $157 million.
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Germantown's budget was amended on the second of three readings. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen has one more review to make before the budget takes effect.
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A relic in Collierville's Town Square Park – named so in 2017 – identifies the area as "Confederate Park," but the park never had that name, town officials said.
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