Bartlett aldermen wrestle with possible tax increase
A property tax increase is on the table after Bartlett Mayor Keith McDonald’s administration proposed a 24-cent hike in the 2022 fiscal year budget to Bartlett aldermen at a Tuesday, May 11 work session. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Mayor Keith McDonald’s administration believes the tax increase is necessary to maintain the city’s current services, pay current (and future) employees a more competitive wage and address its debt service.
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Omer Yusuf
Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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