City Council drops property tax increase proposal
Chase Carlisle, the Memphis City Council budget chairman, said the council had agreed to drop the property tax increase by amending Mayor Jim Strickland’s proposed budget to the tune of about $12 million. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
The council voted down the tax hike Tuesday.
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. A native Rhode Islander who lives in Midtown, he enjoys tennis, golf and reading.
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