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DeKalb Voters to Decide $50 Wheel Tax in November Referendum
June 25, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
Should DeKalb County have a $50 wheel tax?
Local voters will get to decide that question in November.
During Monday night’s monthly meeting, the county commission adopted an amended resolution to have a public referendum placed on the ballot for an up or down vote on a $50 wheel tax instead of the original proposal for $100 to support the debt service fund.
If approved, County Mayor Matt Adcock said the revenue raised from the wheel tax will offset somewhat the 51-cent tax increase for debt service and bring the property tax hike for debt service next year (2025-26) down from 51 cents to 33 cents.
Commissioner Tom Chandler made the motion to amend the resolution to a $50 wheel tax saying he thought it would have a better chance of being approved by the voters than a $100 wheel tax. The resolution, as amended was adopted on a 13-1 vote. Those in favor were Myron Rhody, Beth Pafford, Larry Green, Tony Luna, Tom Chandler, Andy Pack, Mathias Anderson, Glynn Merriman, Daniel Cripps, Susannah Cripps, Jeff Barnes, Sabrina Farler, and Tony (Cully) Culwell. Greg Matthews voted no saying he didn’t like how the resolution was written.
Are your county property taxes going up? Find out tonight (View pdf of proposed 2024-25 county budget here)
June 24, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
Are your county property taxes going up? Find out tonight.
During the monthly meeting tonight (Monday, June24) the county commission will consider establishing an overall property tax levy of $2.61 cents per $100 of assessed value to fund the proposed 2024-25 consolidated budget. That’s a 61-cent hike from the current tax levy of $2.00 per $100 of assessed value. A year ago, the rate was $1.7308 cents. The commission will also consider adopting an initial and detailed bond resolution not to exceed $65 million for the construction of a judicial center/jail.
Fifty-one cents of the proposed tax increase would go to fund debt service for a judicial center/jail while the remaining 10 cent increase would be allocated to schools to help fund the proposed new school budget which includes pay raises for certified personnel and support staff.
The county commission will also likely act on a resolution to have a public referendum on the ballot in the November election asking DeKalb County voters if they would support a $100 wheel tax for debt service to fund construction of a judicial center/jail. If approved by the voters, County Mayor Matt Adcock said funds from the wheel tax could help offset what a proposed property tax increase would generate in the meantime for debt service and allow the county to eventually scale back the size of the overall tax hike for the 2025-26 fiscal year after the wheel tax proceeds start coming in.
A public hearing on the proposed consolidated budget and property tax levy will be held at 6 p.m. tonight (Monday, June 24) prior to the monthly county commission meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Mike Foster Multipurpose Center.
The agenda for the meeting is as follows: Call to order; invocation; pledge of allegiance; roll call; public comments; approval of agenda; approval of minutes; financial reports; budget amendments; committee reports; and new business including: appointment of DeWhite Utility District board members (James Hodges, Leslie Enoch, and Arthur Primrose); appointment of beer board members (Larry Green, Myron Rhody, Beth Pafford, Tony (Cully) Culwell, and Jeff Barnes); action on beer board policy and procedures; action on sales tax agreement; action on wheel tax referendum resolution; action on initial and detailed bond resolution; action on the nonprofit resolution; action on the appropriations resolution; action on tax levy resolution; approval of notaries; and any other business properly presented.
DeKalb County Fair Opens Tonight (Monday, June 24)
June 24, 2024
By: Dwayne Page
The 168th edition of the Grandpa Fair of the South opens tonight (Monday, June 24) in Alexandria.
This annual weeklong fun filled DeKalb County tradition will be held each night through Saturday, June 29. New carnival attractions are being offered this year by James Gang Amusements and some got a chance to experience the thrill of the rides and games over the weekend, Friday through Sunday, June 21-23 when the carnival only portion of the fair opened early.
(Click link below or the boxes on the WJLE home page or local news page daily to view photos from the fair this week. It will be updated each day. Photos shown here were made during the carnival held there over the weekend by James Gang Amusements)
Since 1856, the DeKalb County Fair has been offering entertainment, Midway rides, food, exhibits, pageants, livestock shows and other action-packed events. Now in its 168th year, the Grandpa Fair of the South continues to live up to its 2024 theme of “Celebrating What Makes a Community Great.”
New fair events during the week this year include a Bump N Run Derby, Monster Truck Show, and Rodeo along with other old favorites, a demolition derby and motorcycle and ATV racing, among others. Lions Club Pavilion entertainment will feature David Turner and Friends, Center Hill Ramblers, Zone Status Band, Relentless Youth, Harvest Moon, and Square Dancing by Smithville Select, Caney Fork Circle Eight, DeKalb Dancing Delights and Center Hill Hoedown Square Dancers, among others.
The schedule of Fair events on opening night, Monday June 24 is as follows:
Monday, June 24:
Cattle Show-Ag Center- 6:00 p.m.
Junk Car/Bump N Run- TC McMillen Arena – 7:00 p.m.
Jr. Fair Princess (13-16)- Lions Pavilion – 6:00 p.m.
Fairest of the Fair (17-20)- Lions Pavilion – following
Miss Fair Queen (21-54)- Lions Pavilion – following
Lip Sync Battle (Round 1)- Lions Pavilion – following
Open Poultry Show (All Week)- Barn
Cash Drawing-Lions Pavilion – 9:30 p.m.
Visit the DeKalb County Fair website at the link below for further information at www.dekalbcountyfairtn.com/
2024 DeKalb County Fair – Radio Sponsors
DTC Communications
Middle Tennessee Electric
Wal-Mart
Liberty State Bank
Rogers Group
Wilson Bank & Trust
Mike Eaton – Blackwell Realty And Auction
Wilson County Motors
Heavenly Landscape & Tree Service
Three Forks Market
Farm Credit Mid-America
DeKalb Farmers Co-op
A Degree Above Heating & Cooling
Adams Dental, PLLC – Drs John & Laura Adams
Alexandria Family Care
B&G Supply
Blake Taylor Heating, Air & Electrical
Creative Graphics
Cumberland Supply
DeKalb Animal Clinic
DeKalb County Farm Bureau
DeKalb Funeral Chapel
FirstBank
Galaxy Ford in Smithville
Gina Denman – The Real Estate Team
Hawk Specialty Services
Industrial Machine Service, Inc
Junk & Jewels On The Square
Love Cantrell Funeral Home
Luke Prichard Excavating & Trucking
NHC Healthcare
Powell & Meadows
Regions Bank
Sam’s Pressure Washing & Soft Wash
Sissy Prichard Fish & Betsy Smith – Town N Lake
Slager Performance LLC, Excavation, Demoilition & Land Clearing
Southern Landscape
Stain & Seal Experts
State Representative Michael Hale
Sunbelt Rentals
Tennessee Credit
The Barn at Rowland Hills
The One Call Auction
Twin K Construction
W T Welding – Tyler Cripps
WJLE
DeKalb County Fair – Fair Sponsors
C & S Farms
Caney Fork Electric Cooperative
City Smithville AND Smithville Golf Course & Swimming Pool
DeKalb County Florist
DeKalb County Soil & Water Conservation District
DeKalb Prevention Coalition
DJs Pizza & Steakhouse of Alexandria
Gill Automotive
Grant Cedar Mill
Hosanna Farm
MARQLABS
Middle Tennessee Natural Gas
Smithville Food Lion
Swallows Insurance
The Smithville Review
DeKalb County Fair – Pavilion Sponsors
A.Vester Parsley, Attorney
Alexandria Auto Parts
Avant Funeral Home
Brown Hauling & Excavating
C&C Market and Deli
Campbell’s Garage
Cantrell’s Furniture & Appliance
Curtis Supply
David W. Lawrence, Attorney
DeKalb Ace Hardware
DeKalb County Insurance, Inc.
DeKalb County Stockyard
DeKalb Dental Center
DeKalb Elected Officials
DeKalb Title, LLC
DTC Security
F Z Webb & Sons Pharmacy
Foutch Eyecare
Gammon & Drueck CPAs
Greg Dugdale Properties
Griffin’s Produce
Keith Blair, Attorney
Lebanon Chemical Inc/The Pool’s Edge
Mid-State Precision, Inc.
Rochelle, McCulloch & Aulds
Savvy Scrubs and More / P.T.S.
Smith Farmers Co-op
Tramel CPA Group
Twisted Sifter Sweets
Webb House Retirement Center
DeKalb County Fair – Business Card Sponsors
Betty Lattimore – The Real Estate Team
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