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ELIZABETHTON — The Elizabethton City Council completed its workshop sessions on the fiscal year 2021-2022 budget on Tuesday night and is preparing to approve the budget next month.
ELIZABETHTON â Elizabethton City Manager Daniel Estes started the budget workshop on Thursday for the Elizabethton City Council by saying âI have some very good news.â Estes said that good news was that the cityâs sales tax revenue has come in at about $1 million above the amount budgeted for the 2020-21 fiscal year. Estes told the council that was expected because the cityâs budget was extremely conservative this year because of all the economic uncertainty brought about by COVID-19. The city had very few programs and projects in the budget because of the uncertainty...
ELIZABETHTON â Thursdayâs Elizabethton City Council meeting saw a bit of history as council members accepted a train display from the local Chamber. The display was given to the Elizabethton/Carter County Chamber of Commerce many years ago and was displayed on city property next to U.S. Highway 19E where the Chamber offices used to be located. With the Chamberâs move to its new offices in downtown Elizabethton, it was decided to turn the train over to the city to make sure the train remains properly cared for. âWe are delighted to gift this icon to the City for safe keepin...