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Knox County Commission delays wheel-tax repeal after budget warnings
Summary
The Knox County Commission heard a proposal to phase out the county's vehicle "wheel tax" over five years but voted to defer a final decision until the August regular meeting after commissioners warned the loss of roughly $16 million would require service cuts or replacement revenue.
Knox County commissioners on March 23 debated a five-year plan to repeal the county's wheel tax but ultimately voted to delay a final decision until August to allow time for budget review.
Commissioner J. P. Jay introduced ordinance O-26-3-101, proposing a five-year phase-out that he said would reduce next year's budget by about 0.15 percent — roughly $1.7 million — and ease a regressive charge he described as "a double tax upon the citizens of Knox County." Jay said the measure would relieve…
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