City Offices Closed July 4th
The City of Maryville will be closed on Friday, July 4th for Independence Day. Residential trash collection that normally occurs on Friday will be moved to Monday, July 7th.
Maryville City Council Approves Property Tax Increase
The Maryville City Council met on June 12th for the second reading of the Fiscal Year 2009 budget. Council voted unanimously to raise property taxes from $2.05 to $2.30 per $100 in assessed valuation. On the average, a home valued at $100,000 will now pay about $5.00 more per month in property taxes.
The 25 cent increase will go towards a $25 million bond issue for use by Maryville City Schools. The school project which totals $35 million includes $20 million for a new intermediate school off of John Sevier Road scheduled to open in 2010, $10 million to expand Maryville High School and $5 million for renovation and improvements at the other schools.
The 2009 General Fund budget includes:
$9.3 million or 28% for Schools
$5.3 million or 16% for Public Works
$5.3 million or 16% for Police
$4.1 million or 13% for General Government
$3.8 million or 12% for Inter-fund transfers
$3.7 million or 11% for Fire
$1.4 million or 4% for Library and Parks and Rec.
