The Nashville City Council met last night. They began with a public hearing on the Tax Levy and Assessments. There was $3,579,000 appropriated for General Corporate Taxes, which included general administration, streets and city property. Of that amount, $133,662 was the amount levied, or 3.17 percent. Also, $2,455,500 was appropriated for Special Levis, which includes police, garbage and refuse collection and disposal, social security and retirement, library and golf course. Of that amount, $237,182 was levied or 9.66 percent. Sewer had $2,203,400 appropriated, waterworks had $2,486,050 appropriated, gas had $7,400,000 appropriated and motor fuel tax had $387,000 appropriated, but no levy amounts. Later, during the meeting they approved the ordinance. A utility foreman is retiring after 38 years with the city, so Mayor Raymond Kolweier presented Phil Stadge with a plaque. Councilman Terry Kozuszek, Committee Chairman for the Streets Department, reminded residents of some changes to services during the holiday weeks. Trash pick-up will not change for the next 2 Tuesdays, but those Wednesdays’ pickups will be on Thursdays and Thursdays’ pickups will be on Fridays for the next 2 weeks. The recycle truck will be off on the next 2 Wednesdays, but will be at the Farm Bureau lot on Thursdays. The compost site will close at the end of business on December 28th and will not be open until April 2, 2014. If the need to dispose of a large volume of compostable materials is needed, call the Public Works Department at 327-8918 to find out if access to the compost site can be made available. Also, the recycling truck will still be available every Wednesday from 7 AM to noon. Kozuszek also explained that Christmas tree pickup begins next Friday and runs through following Friday. All tinsel, ribbons, etc. must be removed from the tree and it must be out at the curb by 7 AM. Next Friday is also the regular brush pickup day. The Council talked about the need for a new shed for the Street and the Utilities Departments, as the current one is in need of renovation. The Council approved going ahead and having Currie & Associates get together with Rich Schuette and Blaine Middleton, department heads, to begin putting plans together for a new structure. The Council will then have something to look at with costs. Mayor Kolweier also said that sound testing is currently being done at Sisco, but they won’t have a report back until sometime in January.