Alert for Mountain City residents – our City Council’s proposed budget has cuts that could reduce funding of Loving Mountain City, Dumpster Days and Tree Limb Days.

The city’s proposed budget includes $25,000 for Emergency Services, a fee that the city must pay since we did not vote for Emergency Services District #5. The city knew this fee was coming. There’s no choice on that for the coming fiscal year.

The council meets to approve the proposed budget on Oct. 10, 6 p.m. a...