Property values to increase, tax rates will lower

“As most of you may be aware, Lewis County had to turn over our county wide reappraisal in 2020. We have been on a five year plan set up by the Tennessee State Comptroller’s Office and governed by Tennessee law since I have taken office,” Travis R. Hinson, Lewis County Property Assessor said this week.

All counties in Tennessee are required to complete a reappraisal of all real property on a schedule provided for in law and approved at local and state levels (Tenn. Code Ann § 67-5-1601). A reappraisal concluding in 2020 has been in process since 2014, 2015, or 2016, depending on whether a coun...