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Maury County District 1 Commissioner Ken Banks will formally depart from his elected seat on Aug. 31.

The Daily Herald The Maury County Commission will discuss whether to implement a property tax increase on July 19 at 6 p.m. The Maury County Budget Commission approved a 15-cent property tax increase in early June. However, the proposal would require approval  by the full commission to be implemented. Commissioner Don Morrow said if the Maury County School Board's capital request of $74 million (previously $85 million) passes during the Monday meeting, the commission will have to consider a property tax increase of up to 15 or 16 cents.  The property tax increase proposal was prompted...

The Daily Herald With a growing expectation that Maury County's government will need every square-foot of its downtown office space, the Maury County Commission took its first step in discussing a new location for the county's UT Extension office. Located on the second floor of 10 Public Square at Columbia's Courthouse, the office currently occupies 3,600-square feet of county-owned office space, leased at no cost.  "That is a lot of space that we are going to need eventually," said Don Morrow, chairman of the Maury County Commission. "Everything is growing. Everybody is adding employees...

District 4 up for grabs as Maury commissioner resigns Maury County Commissioner Matthew White is stepping down from his post. White, who represents District 4 including parts of Columbia’s western edge, resigned from the role this week. "I appreciate the opportunity to have served with you and your colleagues on behalf of the county," White said in a resignation letter shared with The Daily Herald. White’s departure was formally shared by Commission Chair Don Morrow, during the county’s full commission meeting in June. White no longer resides in the district that he represents, which ...

The Maury County Budget Committee has given preliminary approve to a property tax increase as it navigates a more than $4 million gab in its budget for 2021-22.