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Three prominent retailers ask city to avoid millage rate hike
Officials say added revenue needed to protect fund balance but note increase isn’t set yet
Anthony Waters of L.A. Waters Furniture speaks to Statesboro City Council. He was followed Tuesday by Mike Anderson and R.J. Pope in urging the council to find alternatives to a millage rate increase.
Anthony Waters of L.A. Waters Furniture speaks to Statesboro City Council. He was followed Tuesday by Mike Anderson and R.J. Pope in urging the council to find alternatives to a millage rate increase. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff
Four men, including three owners of some of Statesboro’s longest-established independent retail businesses, spoke to the mayor and City Council during their budget hearing Tuesday and asked that they consider other revenue sources than increasing the property tax millage rate.
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