Posted on 11/22/2025 4:51:53 PM PST by Pol-92064
Nashville’s family-owned businesses are sounding the alarm over rising property taxes, warning Mayor Freddie O’Connell that the city risks losing the very businesses that give Nashville its character.
What Makes Nashville...Nashville?
Local business owners say iconic Nashville spots, its restaurants, shops, and other small businesses, are struggling under record property valuations combined with tax hikes. Many fear they may not survive.
The Arnold family has been serving their signature “meat and threes” for more than 40 years. Owner Kahlil Arnold greets every customer personally, creating a restaurant that feels like family.
But the Arnolds are now facing a $138,000 property tax bill.
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Tennessee needs to do what Iowa did. Limit increases on property taxes. Des Moines and Polk County got greedy and finally the state legislature had to intervene and tell them to knock it off and set limits.
The same.
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