City Council Scorecard: Tax hike fizzles and monorail funding hits a brick wall
Memphis City Council member Martavius Jones was the only “no” vote in the follow-up vote to make the $2.71 certified rate the overall property tax rate for the city. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
The scorecard tracks the key votes that closed out the city’s budget season, including cutting off a proposed property tax hike before it got to the floor.
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