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Pay raises for city employees, a 3% tax increase, new fees and a slew of projects and initiatives are proposed for the upcoming fiscal year in the city of Conway.
Rivertown Child Development is one step closer to expanding its daycare facility at N. Main Street in Conway.
鈥淲e have witnessed the resilience of our community. It is a powerful statement that our city of Conway stands against hate in all of its forms.鈥
City council is also moving forward with a 127-acre residential development on John Doctor Road and Highway 905.
The city鈥檚 property tax millage is going up from 87.7 to 101.7 mills to cover the increase in public safety salaries, which includes a $17,000 raise for police and $6,000 for fire.
鈥淭he reality is the only mechanism that the city of Conway has to pay employees as costs go up, as groceries go up, as everything goes up, is to increase taxes as well.鈥
An increase to police pay is one of Conway鈥檚 major considerations in the upcoming 2024-25 fiscal year budget.
The task force has, at this point, developed its first plan for just the elementary site, discussing a larger event space with multipurpose rooms.
鈥淚 think we have an emergency sitting in front of us that needs to be dealt with.鈥
Conway leaders plan to spend the latter portion of the week in Savannah, Georgia, for the city's annual budget retreat discussions.