Livingston To Send Out New Property Tax Invoices Later This Month
Livingston residents will receive new property tax notices later this month, as the city tax office showed off the changes to the Board of Aldermen. Denise Thompson said the city would be using a new private vendor that prints most of the counties’ tax bills statewide. She said the notices provide more information to residents. […]
Livingston Aldermen Talk Trash, With Growing Commercial & Multi-Family Units
Livingston’s growing number of multi-family housing units and commercial properties leading city officials to examine its trash collection and sanitation procedures. Alderman John Clough brought the topic to the agenda Tuesday night after receiving a text from former alderman Kelly Coleman. Coleman was concerned about unsightly trash he witnessed at a local apartment complex. Pictures […]
Livingston Starts In-House CDL Driving Courses For Employees
Livingston starting in-house commercial driving classes for employee certifications. Mayor Curtis Hayes said a new state law has increased the required training to keep a commercial license. Hayes said the courses will prepare city employees for the exam. “They changed the rules to make it what we see things as a little bit more difficult […]
Outside Firm Forming New Employee Pay Scale For Livingston Aldermen To Consider
Livingston contracting with an outside firm to conduct a pay and benefits study for city employees. MTAS recommended updating the city’s pay scale during an October work session. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the current pay scale is obsolete. “I think this is a step to get us back up to where we should, and to […]
Livingston Aldermen Discuss One-Way Traffic Options And Downtown Parking
The Livingston Mayor and Board of Aldermen to further discuss the possibility of converting two city roads to one-way traffic. Consultant Ray Evans proposed the item Monday night in an effort to create more roadside parking. Evans said business owners expressed the need in a recent informational session over the South Church Street improvement project. […]
Livingston Aldermen Approve Ray Smith As Police Chief
The city of Livingston has a new police chief. The Board of Aldermen unanimously voted Interim Police Chief Ray Smith to permanently fill the position Monday. Alderman Bill Linder made the motion for Smith to become police chief. “I think I’m going to make a motion for Ray, because if he was good enough for […]
Livingston Aldermen Implementing New Employee Agreement On Training
Livingston employees will have to reimburse the city if they get trained by the city and take a new job under a new rule proposal. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the city has faced a problem of paying for an employee’s certification. Then, the worker leaves just a couple of months later. “What we have seen […]
Livingston Estimating $2M In Property Damage After Saturday Storm
The Town of Livingston is working on debris cleanup following a major storm Saturday night. Mayor Curtis Hayes said that most of the damage was inside the town’s corporate limits due to downed trees and straight-line winds. Hayes said that the National Weather Service called the storm cell a “Micro Burst.” “It began north of […]
Livingston Applies For State Funding For Multiple Water Projects
Livingston pursuing $4.3 million of state funding to address three projects in the city’s water system. Mayor Curtis Hayes said the largest undertaking would be transitioning the water system to automatic reading meters. “We would be using some of our TDEC eligibility ARPA funds to help along with this funding if we were to get it,” […]
Livingston Finds New Funding Opportunity For Cash Street Homes
Livingston is pursuing a new option to buyout Cash Street properties impacted by Dillon Pond flooding. Mayor Curtis Hayes said he has submitted a request for $1.8 million from the state’s revolving loan program. “Get a grant and the loan be forgiven that’s the goal of this and to purchase properties that are eligible and […]
