The city is set to raise the general mill levy by 4 mills, but city commissioners hope to further lower that increase prior to approving its final budget in September.
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TAP's letter comes just after Epic Companies CEO Todd Berning was denied a charitable gaming application for a separate nonprofit called Epic Charities Inc.