Conservative groups push back against potential property tax hikes in Davidson County
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Three conservative grassroots organizations have joined forces in an effort to fight back against a possible property tax hike in Davidson County. The organizations have said that property taxes are becoming a burden.
With higher costs and economic uncertainty, the possibility of higher property taxes in Nashville has gotten pushback. Americans for Prosperity Tennessee, GOP Nashville and the Nashville Tea Party have teamed up to campaign against a potential property tax hike in Nashville after a 34% increase in 2020.
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'Nashvillians are not the ATM. There are other ways. You could cut your spending,' said Pamela Furr, the grassroots director of Americans for Prosperity Tennessee.
Furr told News 2 that she had seen some Metro Councilmembers send emails to constituents in their districts talking about federal cuts.
'There have been, to my knowledge no federal cuts to anything that should affect Nashville — not Nashville city government,' Furr said. 'If you want that transit plan to be fully funded and to work, keep more money in our pockets so that we can spend money on goods that will be sales taxed.'
Mayor Freddie O'Connell has said in the past a tax hike this spring is likely, but he has not said how much of an increase. In a March press conference, the mayor said he thinks the federal funding scenario is going to put a lot of pressure on it.'Nashville's overall popularity and overall low taxes mean people continue to relocate here and as we grow, we have to provide services to more residents than ever,' he said during a roundtable discussion in April.
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The groups plan to bring the issue up in a call to action on May 1 at the Nashville Public Library, coinciding with the Mayor's State of Metro address.
'Now is the time for Nashvillians to get together,' Furr said. 'I think that Mayor O'Connell is a reasonable person … we can talk to and say, 'No new taxes, sir. Please, do not do this to us again.''
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