This budget season, the tax rate has been one of the primary points of concern for both city officials and residents.
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Martinsville again tries hand at streamlining Uptown traffic
The changes include replacing traffic lights with stop signs at several intersections.
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Martinsville budget proposal includes 21-cent property tax rate cut
Officials have floated the idea of changing the city’s tax rate following the most recent reassessment, when the city saw a median property value increase of 54.3%.
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Agenda Martinsville: Councilors talk budget at the museum
City councilors will meet with community members in the second precinct to discuss their concerns and share information.
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Welcome guests: Churches hosted KKK recruitment a hundred years ago.
A local historian found a curious trend looking through 100-year-old editions of the local paper. November 1924 was the month the KKK came to Martinsville to recruit during a time of resurgence for the Klan.
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Agenda Henry County: Supervisors to delve deeper into proposed budget
County staff have managed to produce a balanced preliminary budget with no tax increase, but that could change as supervisors hash out the details.
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As budget process begins in Martinsville, real estate tax among primary concerns
After a recent citywide reassessment brought increased property values, a reduction in the real estate tax rate is a “big goal,” the city manager said.
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Agenda Martinsville: Opioid settlement could result in new DSS position
The council will discuss adding a new kinship navigator family services specialist using opioid settlement money.
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Martinsville council members address meeting controversy at press conference
Council member Aaron Rawls, who was removed from Tuesday night’s meeting by a sheriff’s deputy, said he worries what the incident will do for the city’s reputation.
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Rawls removed from Martinsville council meeting
Martinsville’s Tuesday night city council regular session ended with pointed comments between council members and resulted in Councilor Aaron Rawls’ removal by a deputy. Much of Tuesday’s packed city council meeting proceeded without incident until near the end of the meeting when councilors are encouraged to provide comment. Rawls used his time to address recent […]
