Countywide / Johnson Holds on to Assessor Job in Tight Vote -- Stanton Defeats Rout for General SessionsShelby County Assessor of Property Cheyenne Johnson squeezed pastRepublican challenger Tim...Moore, Linda A
Johnson originally proposed a $300 million property tax hike to help eliminate a nearly $1 billion budget shortfall for next year, but it wasswiftly and unanimously voted down by the City Council, forcing him to hit the reset button on his budget plan. Even after reducing his property tax p...