Harris proposes lower property tax rate, $5 wheel tax hike
Mayor Lee Harris speaks at Youth Villages’ Breakthrough conference on community violence on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says his budget proposal for the new fiscal year will reduce the county property tax rate by 20% and raise the county wheel tax by another $5.
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