HOPKINSVILLE AND OAK GROVE CITY COUNCILS BOTH TOOK UP THEIR UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR BUDGETS TUESDAY NIGHT, AS THE 2011-2012 FISCAL YEAR BEGINS JULY 1.
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HOPKINSVILLE’S COUNCIL APPROVED BUDGETS THAT DO NOT INCLUDE A PROPOSED $24,000 WORTH OF SPENDING FOR 12 LAPTOP COMPUTERS FOR HOPKINSVILLE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, BUT DOES INCLUDE MONEY FOR THE DESIGN PHASE OF RELOCATING HOPKINSVILLE CITY HALL AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
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OAK GROVE CITY COUNCIL  ALSO APPROVED FIRST READING  OF ITS AMENDED CURRENT BUDGET, WITH MAYOR DAN POTTER TELLING WHOP NEWS THAT THE CITY WILL HAVE TO LOOK AT RAISING TAXES FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A FEW YEARS IN THE UPCOMING WEEKS AND MONTHS.
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