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Tennessee Comptroller, Jason Comptroller, recently addressed farmers at the Tennessee Farm Bureau Convention. He says he wants to make sure farmers know they are working hard on their behalf in state government.
Amy Beckham
Comptroller addressing farmers. Hello there and welcome to Tennessee Home and Farm Radio. I’m Amy Beckham.
Jason Mumpower
It’s been 28 years now that I’ve been involved in State service, I have worked hard to make sure I’ve been aligned with the Farm Bureau and the rural values of Tennessee.
Amy Beckham
Well, Tennessee’s comptroller Jason Mumpower recently spoke to farmers at the Tennessee Farm Bureau 102 annual meeting. And during his remarks, he wanted to be sure farmers and rural people understood his department’s role and state government.
Jason Mumpower
One thing that I know as comptroller is that the key to being a successful farmer is to be able to manage your budget wisely. And I want all of our farmers, all of our rural citizens to know that in Tennessee, we work just as hard to manage our budget in a conservative, meaningful way.
Amy Beckham
A major topic discussed was the high value of land and the rapid rate at which folks are moving into the state. Manpower explains a little more.
Jason Mumpower
One thing that everybody knows is that Tennessee has been one of the fastest growing states in the nation, the seventh fastest in the country in 2022. We all know that we have people moving into Tennessee from out of state because they want our way of life. But when they come, it can throw our property and our property value market out of whack. And it’s done that just a little bit. And I believe that in some cases, longtime Tennessee homeowners longtime Tennessee landowners are unfortunately bearing more than their fair share of the tax burden.
Amy Beckham
To help alleviate the issue. The comptroller’s office is exploring some options, and one of those is appraising property more frequently than it’s done.
Jason Mumpower
Now, one way to fix that is the more frequent reappraisals where we can make sure that everybody is paying a fair and equitable share based on the value of their property right now the law is for five or six years to three or four would be better at least.
Amy Beckham
Thanks for joining us, everyone for Tennessee home and Farm Radio I’m Amy Beckham.
