QC passes 2017 county budget and raises tipping fees

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

The Mississippi County Quorum Court (QC) met in regular monthly session Tuesday night at the Osceola Courthouse, but on a special day due to the upcoming holidays. The court waded through an unusually long agenda as they approved the county's 2017 budget, levied taxes, increased Landfill tipping fees and declared an emergency and repealed the ordinance that called for a special election on August 9. They also attempted to pass a new set of ordinances and resolutions that would call for a special election once again to consider floating a maximum of $22.5 million in bonds for the construction of a new Blytheville Courthouse. It would have extended out the sunset of the 0.5 percent sales tax currently used for the hospital, from 2020 to one that would be used for both the hospital and a new Blytheville Courthouse through 2047. For more information about the Courthouse debate, see the courthouse story.

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