Goose Creek City Council votes Tuesday night on a balanced $96 million budget with no property tax increase, and officials credit new revenue from business licenses for keeping city taxes down. The General Fund holds more than $56 million in budgeted revenue, and the plan includes a new fire station at Carnes Crossroads plus new fire, police, sanitation and public works vehicles.
Why this matters here
Business license fees are one of the clearest lines between local commerce and city services, and Goose Creek is pointing at that revenue as the reason residents are not paying more. The growth driving it sits in the Carnes Crossroads corridor, which is worth knowing if you are deciding where to open next.
First reported by live5news.com.
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