Story by Ashley Traylor, Staff writer A proposed payroll tax by the Murray City Council to replace city stickers raises concerns about how it will be a disadvantage to Murray State. Mayor Jack Rose said the payroll tax was discussed at the city council retreat, but the tax is not concrete yet. Wesley Bolin, city Read More
Column by Hallie Beard, Junior from Louisville, Ky. After May 31, 2016, the price of city stickers in Murray will increase by $100 for a whopping total of $150. When I first heard this, I’d hoped it was just a rumor, but a phone call to city hall confirmed the monstrosity and crushed my dreams. I had Read More
More than 200 students with vehicles parked in the residential college parking lots and near Roy Stewart Stadium were greeted Monday morning by yellow Notice of Violation tickets from the Murray Police Department. The violation these students were being notified of: failure to purchase city stickers from the city of Murray as per the new Read More
Months after being back in Murray, students have continued to feel the pressure associated with being ticketed by local law enforcement. Primarily because they do not have the required city stickers mandated in Murray. The Murray City Council passed an ordinance on March 22, which required Murray State students who live or work in the Read More
Chris Wilcox Staff writer The Murray City Council voted yes Thursday night on the first reading of the city sticker draft, which does not exempt students from purchase of a sticker. Prior to the city council meeting, the Finance/Personnel Committee met Monday night and decided as a majority to propose a draft to the council, Read More
Chris Wilcox Staff writer The Murray City Council Finance/Personnel Committee met Feb. 23 and tabled a newly drafted city sticker ordinance. The members met to debate the issue of the wording on the drafted ordinance. Jay Morgan, associate provost who serves on the committee, said after the meeting and after discussing the issue with other Read More
Chris Wilcox Staff writer The Finance/Personnel Committee of Murray met tonight for discussion of the newly drafted city sticker ordinance. This new city sticker ordinance would, if enacted, force every student of Murray State who lived in Murray, whether working or not, to purchase a city sticker at the pro-rated price of $36.35 within 30 Read More