Gainesville City Council will meet Tuesday to consider approving a $33.5 million budget with no tax increases or water/sewer rate hikes. The general fund proposal marks an 8.9 percent, or about $2.8 million, increase in spending for the 2017 fiscal year beginning July 1. Officials have said new spending is a result of increased property tax revenues, which are up 4.4 percent, while the city has seen a 21.4 percent increase in permit and inspection fees resulting from new commercial and residential growth.
Gainesville budget meeting set for Tuesday