Thursday's Internet Edition, September 02, 2010.
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Cooleemee Town Manager Tyler Beardsley presented highlights for the 2010-2011 fiscal year.
The budget is balanced at $632,757 and property tax rate remains the same, .38˘ per $100 of valuation.
The proposed budget includes:
• $2,000 in savings by reducing board members’ salaries from $10,000 to $8,000 (combined);
• a $500 annual raise for the three police officers and a $3,500 dollar raise for the chief;
• a $3,000 reduction in the annual donation to the volunteer fire department;
• hiring a part-time recreation director;
• a $2,500 donation to the RiverPark board; and
• a three percent increase to the library.
Cooleemee Fire Department Chief Brian Williams urged the board to reconsider cutting the amount the department receives from the town.
Last year the board gave $8,000 and this year proposes giving $5,000.
“Five thousand dollars would ... subscribe to the Davie County Enterprise, P.O. Box 4639, Salisbury, N.C. 28145.