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Alderman wants city to spend more
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Alderman Billy Wood has presented the McMinnville Board of Mayor and Aldermen with a list of recommended changes to the proposed budget for fiscal year 2013-14. The changes include lowering the property tax rate and increasing nonprofit donations.Wood wants a 5-cent property tax decrease, which would bring the city’s tax rate down to $2.04.“I wanted to make it a 10-cent decrease to make the city’s rate comparable to the county’s rate, but I didn’t think these guys would agree to it,” said Wood. “I was hedging my options trying to get something passed.”The city’s property tax rate is $2.09, while the county’s is $1.99.