Germantown adjusts tax rate downward ahead of budget approval
Germantown is considering a slightly lower tax rate than what was previously shown to city leaders and the finance commission.
Topic: property tax rate
RSSThere are 30 article(s) tagged property tax rate:
-
May 2025
-
-
Arlington ponders property tax rate at work session
After a bit of figuring, Arlington is getting closer to setting its property tax rate. Now officials must decide whether ambulance service is covered by a fee or property taxes.
-
Bartlett officials grapple with tax rate after property values rise
Kristi Francavilla, the city’s assistant director of finance, says in calculating the budget the city is “trying to address our rising costs” in areas such as public safety, employee benefits and infrastructure.
-
Arlington tables budget reading to study calculations
Questions about some of the calculations that set the certified property tax rate, delayed the first reading of the budget in Arlington.
-
Arlington mulls adding 10 cents to property-tax rate
“Growth hasn’t paid for itself, and government expenses have grown faster than the growth,” one resident said, adding that the town’s budget has tripled throughout the same dozen years while the population has not even doubled.
-
-
April 2025
-
Germantown commission backs tax-rate hike
Germantown’s Financial Advisory Commission endorsed exceeding the certified rate. But that number isn’t official just yet.
-
-
June 2024
-
Arlington approves Hawthorne’s project master plan
The overall plan includes up to 37 townhomes, 114 individually owned stacked flats, 600 rental apartments and more than 50,000 square feet of retail.
-
-
May 2024
-
Lakeland budget draft proposes no tax increase
Leaders of the Memphis suburb intend to avoid a property tax increase for the coming fiscal year that begins in July.
-
-
June 2023
-
Arlington approves final reading of budget, tax rate
Arlington officials have adopted their budget for the fiscal year that starts in July, maintaining the town’s $1.28 property tax rate for the third straight year.
-
-
May 2023
-
Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen OKs sewer project, fiscal budget
Bartlett aldermen approved measures that will improve sewer service through and near the suburbs in a meeting where they also adopted the upcoming fiscal year budget.
-
Arlington approves budget with no property tax hike
Arlington officials hope to hold the line on the current property tax rate last the town begins laying out the fiscal year budget.
-
-
April 2023
-
Bartlett approves first reading of next year’s fiscal budget
Bartlett will maintain its property tax rate under the proposed budget, but there are several fees that the suburb will add in the coming fiscal year.
-
Collierville considers a 12-cent property tax increase to raise nearly $2.7M
Collierville is reviewing its budget, and town officials will likely propose a tax increase to fund the $104.3 million operating budget.
-
Bartlett mayor proposes higher budget with steady property tax rates
Bartlett officials began their review of the coming fiscal year’s budget on Thursday, with no anticipation of a property tax increase, but a hike in a couple of fees.
-
-
May 2022
-
Prominent Lakeland project vote delayed by town’s BOC
The $150 million Ashmont project continues to face questions.
-
Lakeland reviews budget, development and names interim city manager
The Lakeland Board of Commissioners has started the budget review process and maintaining the suburbs’ current $1.04 property tax rate for the fiscal year that begins July 1.
-
Arlington approves first reading of 2022-23 fiscal budget
Arlington’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen passed the first of two required readings.
-
-
April 2022
-
Bartlett BMA approves first readings for FY23 budget and tax rate
The Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen have begun their annual approval of the fiscal year budget and a slight decrease in the property tax rate.
-
-
July 2021
-
County Commission Scorecard: The tax rate votes
The County Commission Scorecard tracks the second in a series of votes on a county property tax rate. But the votes probably don’t close out the county’s budget season with four of the 13 commissioners absent.
Related story:
-
-
June 2021
-
Germantown approves budget, beer for Gus’s
Germantown approved its $197.9 million budget. The board also established a new speed limit for minor streets in the suburb.
-
City Council Scorecard: Tax hike fizzles and monorail funding hits a brick wall
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.
-
County Commission’s tax rate hike vote gets legal review
The legal opinion will be about the chain of events at the June 7 session that led to the first approval of the $3.46 county tax rate.
-
Lakeland approves budget, drops property tax rate to $1.04
Lakeland settled on a $1.04 property tax rate to fund its $100.5 million budget. Increased sales tax revenues helped offset the suburb’s spending.
-
County Commission approves 1-cent property tax hike to rate of $3.46
The tax hike requires one more vote by the commission after notice is given to the public and the Board of Equalization with a chance for public comment. The commission also approved $1.3 million in recurring funding for the Memphis Area Transit Authority.
-
Vote on possible Bartlett tax hike delayed until June 28
Based on a scheduling snag, the Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen is delaying key votes on the final reading regarding the fiscal year 2022 budget and tax rate until later this month.
-
About 30 results