Lexington alderman proposes freeze on property taxes for seniors in recent meeting

LEXINGTON, Tenn. — One man proposes a big change during the City of Lexington’s board of mayor and aldermen meeting.

Earlier Monday evening, Aldermen for District 5, Jimmy Mangrum White, proposed a significant property tax change. He proposed that, once a resident reaches the age of 65, their property tax will be frozen.

The amount will not be changed but will also no longer be raised. This would only affect the house the resident is actively living in.

We spoke with alderman White who shares his thoughts.

“If you do it with just the age of 65, then there is no upkeep that the state has to do. Really nothing the city has to do, it’s a very simple thing. When they get 65, they come into the city and that’s what their property tax will be. You don’t have to pay the state anything, but this may not be the fact,” said White.

This is the first reading and everything is subject to change.  White’s goal is to get it legal with the state to be able to move forward with the proposal.

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