Two Budgets For Decatur Split Budgeting Adds New Capital Plan
Decatur adopts two budgets for fiscal 67-68 separating operating expenses from capital expenditures. The capital budget totals 444 642 with 198 000 funded from new revenue sources and borrowing for projects including street department buildings and the animal shelter. Operating budget revenues reach 2 553 227 with a 230 000 waste disposal fee addition and a projected sales tax of 1 250 000 despite a 48 497 drop from last year.
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14Th St
Magnolia
Central Parkway
8Th St
2Nd Ave
3Rd St
Decatur General Hospital
Wheeler Basin Regional Library
Morgan County Health Co
Area investments reach 300 million in Decatur 1967
Publications show about 300 million in investments poured into the Decatur area in 1967 with new firms and expansions. Major moves include Cutler-Hammer building a multi million plant in Athens and Goodyear expanding to add 100 jobs while 3M and Ingalls Iron Works also announce major expansions nearby.
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Decatur
Cutler-Hammer
Athens
Champion Paper Co. A
Summer
Courtland
TVA
Brown
Wolverine Tube
Ingalls Iron Works
Goodyear
Air Products and Chemicals Inc
American Cryogenics
Automatic Electric
Madison County
Morgan County
Dyna-Tech Inc
City Planners Report a Very Good Year of Grants
The Decatur city planning office celebrates a strong year with two federal grants totaling 88 000 to cover half the land costs for Hunt Park and near Morgan Park. A 107 000 request for a Northwest community center awaits HUD decision, with two thirds city funding. The department also secured 45 000 for Regional Planning Commission studies and advanced a long range park and land use program.
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City Planning Department
Washington
Planning Department
Hunt Park
Morgan Park
Hunt and Morgan
Gary Voketz
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Voketz
Regional Planning Commission
New Decatur
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General Fund
Waste Disposal Service
Imal
Parks & Recreation
Tthe
Drant Rent S Street Lights Debt Service
Board
Partment
Personnel Board
Civil Defense
Department of Pensions & Security
Mountain Lakes Association
Tri Development Council
Gilmer Blackburn
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