Wheel-tax hike makes comeback in marathon County Commission meeting
Shelby County mayor Lee Harris (right) talks with commissioners Mickell Lowery and Miska Clay Bibbs after a budget retreat at the Memphis Zoo March 4, 2023. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
The $25 a year increase in the wheel tax was a last-minute compromise that funds the three major projects it is aimed at, but does not build funding for future schools projects. The commission takes a second crucial vote on the tax hike Wednesday.
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