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Letter to the editor

August 5, 2026 by

Dear Editor:

I just wanted to set the record straight about what a big financial supporter the Town of Farragut is ­— and has been — of the four public schools located in our town limits. We give much more than our fair share to support our schools — more than our population figures indicate that we should. All the while, we are operating our town in a fiscally conservative and debt-free manner. As the mayor for the past eight years, I’m proud of that record.

According to the Knox County trustee, in the last fiscal year, the Town of Farragut generated $24,839,289 in property taxes.  Knox County collected a total of $314,965,778 in property taxes that year. 

This means that while the Town of Farragut is only 3.2% of Knox County's total land mass, we generated 7.8% of the total property taxes Knox County collected.  And it’s important to remember that Knox County does not take care of our roads, stormwater, parks, community center, engineering, planning and other infrastructure needs. We do all that ourselves.

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