Canton Mayor Gene Hobgood this moring vetoed a plan passed by the city council on July 19 that would set up a special fire district tax which would include a 3.12 mill tax to improve the city’s fire services.
“After careful consideration I feel that I have no choice but to veto the Canton Fire District Ordinance,” Hobgood said.
The Canton City Council, by a vote of 5-1, created the special district that would help the city meet some of its long-term fire service needs and possibly shift some of that burden to elderly residents who have enjoyed a decade of voter-approved tax exemptions.
Hobgood said he will call a special meeting of the council next week to consider alternatives to the district and provide council members with the opportunity to override his veto.
Faced with conflicting opinions as to the legality of
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