That didnât end up being the case.
âRevenues during FY21 have been extraordinarily better than what we budgeted and significantly better than what we would have normally anticipated in a normal year,â City Manager Pete Peterson said.
Why? Peterson thinks there are a few reasons.
With people being unable to travel, discretionary money traditionally spent elsewhere has gone to local retailers. Stimulus dollars from the federal government and enhanced unemployment benefits have also kept spending levels up, and the state is now in the first full year of new rules for online sales tax collection, which has further boosted revenues.
25 Investigates: Determining Death, the case of Robert Pearson
Credit: Sam Brown, friend
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WACO, TX â The death of a Waco icon, declared dead twice in one day, has raised many questions about where the death investigation into the passing of Robert Pearson went wrong, and how anyone could have missed that the man remained alive hours after being declared dead the first time.
25 News takes a look inside the case even though investigative agencies have slammed the door shut not only on what happened but even on the most basic questions of how a man gets declared dead twice.
Johnson City now has a home for its new visitors center.
City commissioners voted Thursday to purchase the two-story portion of the old Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railway train depot at 300 Buffalo St. for $750,000 from Beacon Financial Credit Union.
The single-story section, which used to be home to Tupelo Honey Cafe before it closed in 2018, is not part of this deal.
âThe potential for the visitors center is very profound,â Convention and Visitors Bureau Board Chair Andy Marquart told commissioners Thursday.
Marquart said the location makes sense, particularly in light of the nearby development on West Walnut Street and the buildingâs proximity to East Tennessee State University and downtown.
Policy for questionable death calls revised by Waco PD
WACO, TX â The Waco Police Department made an announcement today, May 7, that they will change the way they respond to questionable death investigations after the death of Robert Pearson.
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WACO, TX â The Waco Police Department says it ll change the way it responds to questionable death investigations after the death of Robert Pearson.
âEffective immediately, we have revised our procedures to ensure medical personnel from the Waco Fire Department and American Medical Response (AMR) respond to questionable death investigations,â said Waco Chief of Police Sheryl Victorian. âThis was a rare and tragic situation, and we are bringing in additional medical resources to prevent this from occurring again.â
Johnson City commissioners are preparing to make perhaps the most consequential decision of their tenure.
After about 15 years in the position, City Manager Pete Peterson is planning to retire at the end of 2021. As commissioners gear up to pick his replacement, the body interviewed four national search firms over the span of two hours last Thursday.
The four recruiting agencies â Baker Tilley, Strategic Government Resources, Slavin Management Consultants and Colin Baenziger & Associates â were whittled down from an initial list of 10 that responded to the cityâs recent request for proposals.
To narrow down the candidates, Human Resources Director Steve Willis evaluated each firmâs public sector experience, their number of placements and what percentage of their placements were city managers versus other positions. Mayor Joe Wise also received all 10 proposals.