CLEVELAND, Tenn. — If Bradley County voters hadn’t approved a half-cent sales tax increase last year, the proposed budget for county schools might have included layoffs, officials said.
The sales tax increase staved off another $1.5 million in cuts, budget director Rick Smith said.
“This is the most challenging budget I have worked on in my 20 years,” Mr. Smith said.
“Had it not been for the referendum, we may have experienced some layoff this year,” board Chairman David Kelley said.
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