County Commission takes up lower property tax rate dilemma
The budget proposal, presented by county mayor Lee Harris, seen here, to the Shelby County Commission, Wednesday, May 4, is based on a county property tax rate of $3.40 — a five-cent drop in the current rate of $3.45 ordered by the Tennessee comptroller’s office. (Bill Dries/The Daily Memphian file)
The commission, at its Monday, May 9, meeting, also decides whether to fill a vacant state House seat in the Shelby County delegation to the Tennessee General Assembly.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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