Macon County Commission
Vocational School Option in the Hands of the People
By Misty Green The Macon County governing body approved this past Monday night, June 17th to allow Macon County Attorney Guy Holliman to draft a resolution to place the question of a $36 wheel tax increase on the November election ballot, letting the taxpayers decide if they could approve an increased taxes, while also deciding…
Read MoreLet the People Decide: Wheel Tax Increase for New Vocational School Heads to Nov. 2024 Ballot
By Misty Green Macon County Commissioners voted this past Monday night, May 20th to allow Macon County Attorney Guy Holliman to draft a resolution to place the question of adding a $38 wheel tax increase, in order to fund the construction of a new vocational school on the November election ballot, letting the taxpayers also…
Read MoreCommissioners Hint at $38 Wheel Tax Increase: Possible increase to fund jail addition & vocational school
By Misty Green The governing body of Macon County assembled on March 18th and the majority voted to proceed with looking into financing the jail expansion and the new vocational school, with hints of a funding mechanism being a $38 Wheel Tax increase in the coming months. 3-19/24 USDA Resolution for Jail Addition cost…
Read MoreCommissioners Discuss Future Changes for Macon Countians
By Misty Green District 7 Commissioner Jeff Hughes requested a topic to be placed on the November 6th work session of the Macon County Commissioners meeting, discussing increasing the number of School Board members that serve Macon County students. “I do not have anything against any of our school board members,” Jeff Hughes explained in…
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