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County mayor candidate talks MATA, taxes and development
...[Burgess] repeatedly said to the crowd, “You deserve better.” Melvin Burgess spoke Thursday, July 31, at the Frayser Exchange Club. ...
Aug 12 min read


How the Real Estate Boom Left Black Neighborhoods Behind
...Melvin Burgess, the Shelby County property assessor, whose jurisdiction includes Memphis and the suburbs, is in the early stages of...
May 91 min read


Burgess reaffirms disputed Arlington subdivision is in Shelby County
Assessor Melvin Burgess went to the outer end of Shelby County on Friday [May 20th, 2022] to reassure residents... that they are...
May 91 min read


Property taxes expected to go down, not up, Shelby County Property Assessor says
According to Tennessee state law, if property values... do go up, then the property tax rate has to go down so that the [local...
May 91 min read
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