There are 15 article(s) tagged Melvin Burgess Jr.:

• August 2025

  • County mayor candidate talks MATA, taxes and development

    Assessor Melvin Burgess Jr. came to the Frayser Exchange Club on Thursday, July 31, to talk taxes. He also talked about broader issues touching on his bid to become the next county mayor.

    By Bill Dries August 01, 2025

• February 2025

  • Road to new county budget includes some red ink

    County officials aren’t putting any dollar figures to the deficit they expect when County Mayor Lee Harris presents his budget proposal in late April. But it’s the talk of the County Commission’s early budget hearings.

    By Bill Dries February 17, 2025

• January 2025

  • What the county revenue forecast could mean for your property taxes

    Real estate values in the recently completed countywide property reappraisal are up about 27% compared to in 2021.

    By Bill Dries January 25, 2025

• October 2021

  • Shelby County stays with four-year property reappraisal cycle

    The state Board of Equalization approved Wednesday, Oct. 13, keeping the four-year cycle after Shelby County Assessor Melvin Burgess Jr. changed his recommendation for a two-year cycle late last week to whichever one the state board preferred.

    By Bill Dries October 13, 2021

• August 2021

  • State delays considering change in property reappraisal

    The delay comes after all seven city mayors in Shelby County came out against the switch from a four-year reappraisal cycle to the two-year cycle approved earlier this year by the Shelby County Commission.

    By Bill Dries August 10, 2021

• June 2021

  • Flooded Germantown homeowners got no promises, assessor says

    The Shelby County tax assessor said on “Behind The Headlines” that Germantown homes reflect an increase in values in this year’s reappraisal despite 2019 flooding in some parts of the city. He also discussed a change in the valuation of commercial property and his call for a reappraisal every other year.

    By Bill Dries June 05, 2021

• April 2021

  • County Commission delays vote again on more frequent property reappraisals

    Some commissioners have doubts about the move to every other year reappraisals. Assessor Melvin Burgess Jr. says the results will be less sticker shock from increases in values after four years.

    By Bill Dries April 12, 2021

• March 2021

  • Vote on two-year property reappraisal cycle delayed

    The County Commission put off a vote on the change in the reappraisal cycle until its April 12 meeting as commissioners hear a lot from constituents about increased property values in the current reappraisal.

    By Bill Dries March 23, 2021

  • Flooded Germantown residents disappointed by reappraisal rise

    While many are surprised by their reappraisal, some Germantown residents feel the assessor’s office did not keep its promise after the 2019 flood.

    By Abigail Warren March 21, 2021

  • Photo finish: Commissioner questions why Assessor’s picture adorns reappraisal notices

    The notices are drawing fire from a county commissioner after the commission approved $180,000 more in funding last month for the direct mail piece. The assessor’s office says it is Melvin Burgess’ way of “owning” the process.

    By Bill Dries March 10, 2021

• February 2021

  • County Commission Scorecard: Vaccinating teachers, budget prep, bigger mail

    The County Commission Scorecard takes a look at votes from the Feb. 8 session. 

    By Bill Dries February 12, 2021

• June 2020

  • Burgess knocks ‘Bluff City Law’ tax incentive

    Shelby County Property Assessor Melvin Burgess Jr. said the $1.4 million tax abatement Comcast received wasn't what such incentives were intended for. It’s the second time Burgess has criticized EDGE tax incentives.

    By Bill Dries June 23, 2020

• December 2019

  • Orange Mound comeback won’t be easy, Burgess says

    The Shelby County Assessor and his director of residential appraisal, on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, pointed to bringing back commercial development first in Orange Mound and working on seeding infrastructure for a later residential revival. 

    By Bill Dries December 06, 2019

• October 2019

  • Assessor wants county task force to help halt African American home devaluation

    Shelby County assessor of property Melvin Burgess said his offices has studied Orange Mound and wants to use the community as a model in the creation of a plan to stop the devaluation of homes on African American communities across Memphis.

    By Linda A. Moore October 04, 2019

• September 2018

  • Four potential new voting systems for Shelby County get road test

    Three of the four voting systems certified by the state of Tennessee for use in elections would enable voters to get a printed copy of their choices and then complete the voting process by running that printed copy through a scanner.

    By Bill Dries September 23, 2018