Roane County Property Assessor Teresa Kirkham said lakeside properties have lost $23.5 million in appraised value since the ash spill, resulting in an annual loss of $160,300 in property tax revenues for the county.

I don't think this is correct. I've not heard Ms. Kirkham say anything like "Property values have declined," personally, but I haven't been at every meeting. She has actually stated that property values have gone up, as I recall...Difficult position to back up in my view.

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