Property Tax Election Will Happen Tuesday In Russellville
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
A judge gave the city of Russellville
approval to go ahead with an election today on a property-tax
increase. The increase was previously approved by the City Council.
Opponents of the increase sought the election after the tax hike
was approved in September. They gathered signatures on petitions
seeking a vote on the measure.
The special election was challenged in court by a group of
firefighters who claimed some signatures had been forged on the
petitions, and that the wording of the ballot measure is unclear.
Special Judge John S. Patterson of Clarksville ruled from the
bench Monday that the vote could go forward.
