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Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris presented a proposed 2021 budget to commissioners Monday. It will be a difficult budget year, he said.
The Shelby County Commission overrode Mayor Lee Harris's veto of a grant sponsored by Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr., who faces federal bribery and tax evasion charges.
The Shelby County Commission on Monday night finalized its nearly $2 billion budget without having to increase the property tax.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has revised his proposed Fiscal Year 2026 budget proposal to remove a property tax increase.
Shelby County Mayor proposes a 20% property tax rate cut from $3.39 to $2.73, the first below $3.00 in 27 years.
Shelby County Mayor proposes a significant property tax cut and a 3% pay raise for county employees in his $1.7 billion budget plan.
The local sales tax rate would be nearly 11 percent. But Otis Sanford says that given the problems with the jail, a conversation needs to be had.
Photo illustration by Andrea Morales for MLK50 Every year since 2014, Shelby County has given up nearly $41 million in tax revenue that could have been used to fund the county’s crumbling schools or ...