HAMILTON COUNTY, Tenn. — Hamilton County’s mayor has issued a statement criticizing one commissioner’s proposal to freeze property taxes for senior citizens.
Last week Commissioner David Sharpe spoke about similar efforts by the Chattanooga City Council when speaking about the proposal:
“I see the efforts by the Chattanooga City Council to freeze those rates,” said Sharpe. “I want to follow in their footsteps and implement a freeze for the county. This proposal will aim to protect our seniors, particularly on fixed incomes, from being priced out of their homes, which is a real possibility with these increases that we’ve seen recently.”…