Hamilton County Commission Chairman Larry Henry said today the commission and school board need to have at least one more meeting, and possibly two, over who controls money from industrial payments in lieu of taxes and how to spend the funds.
The commission and the Hamilton County Board of Education met Monday about who should have control of PILOT funds from new employers coming into the county.
That was after the commission passed a resolution that would keep about $6 million of those funds and place them into a separate coffer for capital projects, such as building schools.
The school board maintains the money is needed now for its general fund.
Contact Cliff Hightower at chightower@timesfreepress.com or 423-757-6480. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/CliffHightower.
Cliff has worked for the Times Free Press for five years and covers Chattanooga city government. He previously covered Rhea County, as well as transportation and growth and development in Southeast Tennessee. A native of Maryville, Tenn., Cliff graduated in 2003 from the University of Tennessee with a bachelor’s degree in communications with an emphasis on journalism. Before coming to Chattanooga, he was a crime reporter with Hernando Today, a supplement of The Tampa (Fla.) ...
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