Last night, Collierville’s mayor and aldermen approved a large increase in its property tax rate to fund a brand new $100 million high school.
WREG was told the increase would be 25¢, which was almost double the 15¢ originally proposed.
That equaled an extra $125 year on a $200,000 house.
Some taxpayers said they are pushing for a referendum, saying the cost is too high, and they’re not happy with the location of the new school.
Collierville Schools Superintendent John Aitken stopped by to discuss the issue.
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