Austin Hornbostel
Metro Reporter at The Tennessean
I cover local government for @Tennessean; formerly with @LJWorld and @Calif_Democrat
Articles
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1 week ago |
tennessean.com | Austin Hornbostel
The $3.8 billion budget comes with the lowest property tax rate in Nashville's history, 2.814, but many will end up with higher property tax bills thanks to a record-high jump in property values. Mayor Freddie O'Connell has recognized that reality before.
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1 week ago |
tennessean.com | Austin Hornbostel
The council approved the city's fiscal year 2026 budget with 32 votes in favor. Following the vote, Nashville Mayor Freddie O'Connell applauded the vote for "passing a fiscally responsible budget that improves the core government services we all rely on."Council members grappled with putting together a budget that didn't cut services while their constituents faced record-high increases in property values.
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2 weeks ago |
tennessean.com | Austin Hornbostel
Council members will consider whether to go with Porterfield's substitute, the original proposal from Mayor Freddie O'Connell or another option entirely at the group's June 17 meeting. Porterfield's version of the budget has the same overall price tag as O'Connell's budget at $3.8 billion. The substitute includes several reallocations in funding, the largest of which is an additional $8.2 million toward increased wages for city employees.
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2 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Austin Hornbostel
Delishia Porterfield, at-large Metro Nashville Council Member and chair of the group’s budget and finance committee, has filed her substitute budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year. Porterfield announced the substitute budget in a June 12 news release. This is a key part of Nashville’s budget process, which starts when the mayor releases a recommended budget in May.
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2 weeks ago |
tennessean.com | Austin Hornbostel
Germantown neighbors spent the evening on June 11 raising awareness for pedestrian safety after Dorothy "Dot" Dobbins, 77, died over the weekend after being hit by a car while crossing the street. Since Dobbins' death, new signage has been added to make the crosswalk on Third Avenue easier to identify, but other strategies to address pedestrian safety may take more time to execute.
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