No tax increase proposed for City of Centerville

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The Centerville City Council has been reviewing its budget since City Administrator Patrick Edison presented the $10.5 million balanced plan to the group earlier in May.

There is no tax increase proposed in the FY 2014 budget. City council members will have a public hearing on June 4; they plan to adopt the budget at their June 18 meeting.

Also, the council is tossing around the idea of a program that will bring state legislators together with city officials to discuss issues and points of interest going on in the community.

Beth English, Vienna’s mayor pro-tem, attended last week’s city council meeting and gave members a presentation on how the City of Vienna hosts a Hometown Connection program.

English said the program has been successful in connecting her city to state officials.

“They need to be able to put a face with a name when you call them,” English said.

Centerville councilmembers agreed the event could be a good option for the city and the county to strengthen relationships with state officials.

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