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Friday, September 14, 2012

County OKs tax cut

11 new firefighter jobs cut from budget

BY TIMOTHY O'HARA Citizen Staff
tohara@keysnews.com

The Monroe County Commission cut 11 new firefighter positions from its budget on Thursday, as commissioners questioned the need for them and noted it would increase property taxes in Layton and Sugarloaf Key by at least 16 percent.

The County Commission and Fire Chief Jim Callahan debated hiring seven new firefighters for Sugarloaf and four new firefighters for Layton. Sugar...

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