County Commission moves into budget season
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris proposed the county tax rate drop from $3.39 per $100 of assessed value to a rate of $2.73. The commission is likely to delay a decision on the tax rate ordinance. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has proposed a property tax rate for the new fiscal year that starts July 1 but the commission may leave the ordinance setting the new tax rate blank for now.
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