There are 20 article(s) tagged Melvin Burgess:
Mayor Paul Young made comments after a week that saw aggressive rhetoric about “unleashed” law enforcement. The same surge of state and federal law enforcement agencies is an issue in the race for Shelby County mayor.
The Orange Mound Task Force called on local government, business owners and community members for help bringing Juice Orange Mound’s homeless shelter up to code so it can reopen.
Homes in the neighborhood have fallen into disrepair, but renovations and new construction are giving the Glenview community new life.
Paula and James Campbell know the appraised value of their Orange Mound home is far less than the $300,000 they spent to build it. But that’s OK. They intend to stay.
The state comptroller's office says any authorization to modify property assessments must come from the Tennessee General Assembly.
Assessor Melvin Burgess needs the authorization of the state to move forward with initiatives to ease the tax burden for home and business owners impacted by the coronavirus.
We anticipate real estate sales and revenue from local income-producing properties to drop substantially as a result of this pandemic. Right now no one knows the outcome.
A memorandum from Melvin Burgess to the elected officials details why he says Shelby County has a budget deficit.
Creating the authority would require City Council and County Commission approval. The task force will also ask that all Shelby County Land Bank-owned properties in Orange Mound be turned over to the authority.
Shelby County Property Assessor Melvin Burgess and Ken Washington, deputy administrator over residential appraisal in the assessor’s office, discuss the Orange Mound Initiative.
Shelby County Assessor Melvin Burgess said that the task force would go on a tour of the area.
A task force approved by the Shelby County Commission will look for ways to reverse the devaluation of property in Orange Mound.
The creation of the Orange Mound Initiative Task Force was approved Wednesday by a Shelby County Commission Committee. The task force is charged with addressing the devaluation of real estate in historic Orange Mound.
A Shelby County Commission committee is being asked to approve a task force that would address the devaluation of real estate in Orange Mound.
Shelby County Assessor Melvin Burgess is hosting an event next week that is billed as an opportunity to collaborate, grow and shape the future of Orange Mound.
The Shelby County Commission held its first budget hearing Wednesday, and commissioners received budget increase requests from several elected officials.
Finding out after the fact that the value of Electrolux's plant was undervalued, Shelby County's property assessor wants to get blueprints, permits and personal property records up front.
More than 30 people attended Wednesday's County Commission committee meeting to speak out against a proposed gravel pit.
Electrolux's surprise move to close its Memphis plant in two years, idling 530, ignites debate over what can or should be done about incentives that were poured into the plant.
Shelby County Assessor Melvin Burgess said Friday he will place Electrolux back on tax rolls and is calling on city and county officials to take steps to recover some $5 million in taxes the company has saved since 2011.
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