Kingsport looking cautiously at boon for budget CLIFF HIGHTOWER chightower@timesnews.net Mar 23, 2023 Mar 23, 2023 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email McCartt Kingsport Finance Director John Morris ERIC DONAHUE PHOTOGRAPHY Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Kingsport city officials said they expect this fiscal year’s budget to be 2.4% over last year’s budget – or more than $200,000.But even with revenue going up, there is still caution. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAm“#6G6?F6D 92G6 6I466565 6IA64E2E:@?D[” z:?8DA@CE r:EJ |2?286C r9C:D |4r2CEE D2:5] “xD E9:D E96 ?6H ?@C>2=n xD E9:D D@>6E9:?8 E92E 6G6?EF2==J H:== 7=2EE6? @FEn x 5@?’E E9:?< 2?J @7 FD C62==J <?@HD]”k^Am kAmr:EJ DE277 3C:6765 E96 z:?8DA@CE q@2C5 @7 |2J@C 2?5 p=56C>6? |@?52J 5FC:?8 2 52J\=@?8 DEC2E68J >66E:?8 23@FE E96 3F586E 2?5 @E96C :E6>D]k^AmkAmr:EJ u:?2?46 s:C64E@C y@9? |@CC:D E@=5 E96 3@2C5 E92E ?F>36CD 7@C G2C:@FD C6G6?F6 D@FC46D 92G6 366? 8@@5[ 6DA64:2==J H:E9 D2=6D E2I[ H9:49 :D 6IA64E65 E@ :?4C62D6 3J >@C6 E92? `_T E9:D J62C]k^AmkAm!C@A6CEJ E2I 4@==64E:@?D 2C6 2=D@ 2E c]fT >@C6 :? 4@==64E:@?D E92? =2DE J62C]k^AmkAmqFE E96C6 2C6 2=D@ 492==6?86D E96 4:EJ H:== 7246 :? E96 4@>:?8 J62C 2D :E EC:6D E@ D9@C6 FA A6CD@??6= 2?5 4@?5F4E 42A:E2= :>AC@G6>6?E AC@;64ED E@ FA8C256 724:=:E:6D]k^AmkAm“(6 92G6 2 =@E @7 ?665D 7C@> 2 42A:E2= DE2?5A@:?E[” |4r2CEE D2:5] “(6’C6 8@:?8 E@ 36 E2=<:?8 23@FE E9@D6 2 =@E @G6C E96 ?6IE EH@[ E9C66[ 7@FC >@?E9D] p?5 H6’C6 8@:?8 E@ 36 2D<:?8 J@F 8FJD E@ >2<6 D@>6 4C:E:42= 564:D:@?D]”k^AmkAm|4r2CEE D2:5 :? E96 4@>:?8 >@?E9D 4:EJ DE277 H:== 8:G6 E96 3@2C5 >@C6 5:C64E:@? @? 7:?2?4:?8[ D@ E96J 2C6 >2?28:?8 563E 2?5 563E :D?’E >2?28:?8 E96>]k^AmkAm%96 3@2C5 962C5 |@?52J 23@FE 5:776C6?E @AE:@?D E96J 4@F=5 FD6 E@ 96=A 7F?5 >@C6 E92? Sbg >:==:@? :? 42A:E2= :>AC@G6>6?E AC@;64ED] %9@D6 AC@;64ED :?4=F56 7:I:?8 E96 s@>6 2E s@3J?D\q6??6EE w:89 $49@@=[ 3F:=5:?8 2 ?6H u:C6 $E2E:@? ?@] a 2?5 C6?@G2E:?8 E96 z:?8DA@CE !F3=:4 {:3C2CJ]k^AmkAm%96C6 2C6 2=D@ A=2?D :? E96 H@C<D E@ @G6C92F= E96 4:EJ’D A2J A=2?]k^AmkAm|@CC:D 28C665 H:E9 |4r2CEE E92E E96C6 2C6 DE:== 492==6?86D 29625 @? E96 3F586E]k^AmkAm“xE’D DE:== <:?5 @7 4=@F5J[” 96 D2:5] “%96C6’D DE:== 2 76H E9:?8D H6 92G6 E@ HC2A @FC 9625 2C@F?5]”k^AmkAm|@CC:D E@=5 E96 4@F?4:= E92E A6CD@??6= H:== 36 E96 E@A AC:@C:EJ 2?5 E96 563E D64@?5]k^AmkAms6A2CE>6?E C6BF6DED 2C6 >@C6 E92? S`_a[___ 2E E9:D A@:?E[ 3FE :E H:== 36 EC:>>65 E@ 2C@F?5 Sha >:==:@? :? E96 4@>:?8 >@?E9D 2D E96 3@2C5 >66ED E@ 8@ @G6C E96 3F586E :? |2J 2?5 2AAC@G6 :E 3J yF?6] %96 6?5 @7 E96 7:D42= J62C :D yF?6 b_]k^AmkAmw6 D2:5 >@DE @7 E96 C6BF6DED 2C6 7@C >@C6 A@D:E:@?D @C ?6H G69:4=6D] $@>6 @7 E96 C6BF6DED H@?’E 36 7:==65 C:89E 2H2J 2?5 H:== 92G6 E@ 36 =@@<65 2E ?6IE J62C[ 96 D2:5]k^AmkAm“(6’== 2=H2JD 86E :E 5@?6[” |@CC:D D2:5] “xE ;FDE 5@6D?’E 92AA6? 2D 72DE 2D H6 H2?E E@]”k^Am Stay Engaged React to this article and join our community of readers sharing their feedback. Love 0 Funny 0 Wow 0 Sad 0 Angry 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Finance The Economy Revenue Services Recommended for you Featured Local Savings Local Events ON AIR Trending Now Amythyst Kiah to be featured in new PBS docuseries Boone softball grabs share of District 1-4A Sheriff: Inmate tries to strangle jailer with radio cord Robert Sorrell's seventh book is a guide to the weird, wonderful and obscure in the region Johnson County celebrates "Copperhead Road" on Memorial Day with new mural and weekend concert