Tax Proposal Chart - 13: Census: Where Columbians work 2014-08-21 - City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Tax Committee. The pie chart above indicates that of Columbia's workforce, 41% are living and employed in Columbia, with 59% living in Columbia but are working outside of Columbia. The chart was part of the presentation by the Columbia City Council Tax Committee, June Parson, Robert Flowers, and Craig Dean. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

News crews at Campbellsville Fire Department 2014-08-21 - 100 W Broadway, Campbellsville, KY - Photo by Linda Waggener. News crews are set up for live coverage of the press conference about this mornings accident on the campus of Campbellsville University when four firefighters suffered electrical shock. The photo was taken just prior to the news conference. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

The scene at Finley Stadium after ladder truck failure 2014-08-21 - Finley Stadium - Photo iPhone photo by Larry Smith. This was the scene at Finley Stadium after what was an apparently failure of Campbellsville Fire Department's Ladder Truck (similar to Columbia's Ladder One) fell on a main transmission line and caused power outages in much of Campbellsville, including the Big Dawg's Studio at 101 Main Street. We're still piecing the story together, but I have word that power is off in much of Green County as well as Taylor. - Larry Smith, FM 92.7 the WAVE and FM 99.9 the Big Dawg Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Gold football field overlay, new ADAIR Band paved practice area 2014-08-21 - Adair County High School, 526 Indian Drive, Columbia, KY - Photo iPhone photo by Shamarie Claiborne. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tax Proposal Chart -12: Other revenue sources 2014-08-21 - City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Tax Committee. This chart shows how other cities are using other taxes as part of their revenue streams. It shows annual revenues derived from both net profits taxes and occupatonal license taxes (payroll tax) and rates for Greensburg, Scottsville, Springfield, and Lebanon, and for the payroll only tax in Russell Springs. The tax committee is proposing only a payroll tax in Columbia, to take effect January 1, 2014. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tax Proposal Chart - 11: Taxes compared to nearby towns 2014-08-21 - City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Tax Committee. This chart shows how Columbia's existing tax rates for vehicles, personal property, real property compare to Greensburg, Lebanon, Russell Springs, and Springfield. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Tax Proposal Chart - 10: Cash balances 1993-2013 2014-08-21 - City Hall, 116 Campbellsville Street, Columbia, KY - Photo by Tax Committee. This chart shows the cash balances for the past 20 years, with a steady build up of reserves and a precipitous drop in the last 4 years. Legend: 1993 (1), 1998 (2), 2003 (3), 2008 (4) and 2013 (5). Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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