By Ryan Lewis
Correspondent
JASPER, Tenn. — City administrators say they never want to raise tax rates, but in this economy, they certainly don’t want to lower them, either.
This year, Marion County property values came up for reappraisal by state officials, and they plan on setting the certified rate for Jasper at about 22 cents per $100 of assessed value.
The property tax rate now is 24 cents per $100, and the Jasper Board of Mayor and Aldermen can’t see how they can manage to drop it again.