Property tax cut and wheel-tax hike proposal is on shaky ground
Budget committee chairman Michael Whaley amended the wheel tax increase resolution to update the qualifications for some vehicle owners to get a refund on at least some of their wheel tax payments. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
During Wednesday committee sessions, Shelby County commissioners set up later votes on a property rate that would remain the same while a commissioner’s resolution to do away with the wheel tax altogether waits in the wings.
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