County leaders owe us a balanced budget without a tax increase
Mark Luttrell
Mark Luttrell Jr. is a former two-term Shelby County sheriff (2002-2010) and former two-term Shelby County mayor (2010-2018)
In recent years, spending has begun to exceed revenue — a structural imbalance that is unsustainable over time without property tax increases.
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