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Kingsport residents tell board a recent property tax rise hit fixed‑income households hard
Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen · November 5, 2025
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Summary
At the Nov. 4 meeting residents urged the board to address the recent, large property tax increase; one speaker asked the city to commission a third‑party assessment of the revenue shortfall and tax decisions to avoid similar spikes in the future.
Two residents used the public‑comment period at the Board of Mayor and Aldermen meeting on Nov. 4 to describe financial hardship from recent tax and benefit changes and to urge action from city leaders. Michael Lowe of Saraco Drive told the board he believed the property tax increase was "40 plus percent," said the rise hit…
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