East Ridge Vice Mayor Larry SewellWHAT’S NEXTEast Ridge now has to have two more public readings and a hearing before it can pass its budget. Officials are planning to discuss methods to fund the budget during a public hearing Thursday.
East Ridge’s budget is now in limbo.
About $1.4 million of city revenue — the money it brings in from garbage fees — is left in question after councilmen failed to agree on the best way to collect that tax during Thursday’s meeting.
After the city’s budget was voted down, councilmen engaged in a lengthy back-and-forth and sat through several strained silences before Vice Mayor Larry Sewell leaned forward and appealed to a dwindling audience to give them feedback.
“The clock’s ticking. We need to dig down deep and find something,” he said.