Memphis Mayor Paul Young proposes 75-cent city property-tax hike
“We know it won’t be popular. None of us want higher taxes,” Memphis Mayor Paul Young said of the tax hike. “But we promise we will deliver value for the increase.” (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Young presented his budget propsosal including the first tax hike in more than nine years for the city Tuesday, April 23, at the top of Tuesday’s Memphis City Council meeting. Council budget deliberations begin next month.
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