Knoxville City Council Discusses Intergovernmental Agreement with Knox County

7-28-14 Knoxville City CouncilAn intergovernmental agreement between the city of Knoxville and Knox County was discussed at last night’s Knoxville City Council Meeting.

The council decided to table the matter, stating that they needed further discussion over the benefits for the city.

Alderman Toby Myers said the agreement was one-sided and that after the agreement of 20 years, the expenses would all fall on the city.

Myers says with the agreement of splitting the sales tax, it won’t be enough money to cover costs like maintaining the infrastructure.

“The infrastructure that is here–you guys could sell the ground in 20 more business days, but if the sewer can’t handle it, the City of Knoxville is going to have to come up with the six to eight million to upgrade that plant,” says Myers. “To give have the sales tax away means–where are we going to get the money? At this point how much is the sales tax going to be from Love’s.”

Representatives from Knox County attended the meeting and told the council that this was just a starting point for further discussion.

The council also approved increasing the number of liquor licenses by one, to accommodate a new restaurant in the area.

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