RUTHERFORD COUNTY, TENN. - Rutherford County Mayor Joe Carr is proposing an increase to the property tax that adds up to more than 15%. The proposal is gaining momentum after the idea of an impact fee for Rutherford County failed in the Tennessee General Assembly. If the county impact fee would have been permitted, then the county would have been allowed to charge up to $5,000 on the construction of any new residential property being built.
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