FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Teresa Kirkham’s assessments are 30% higher than they should be — through her own admission during recent debates.

The State said about 8 counties have their own models/computer systems with the rest using the State's system as Teresa Kirkham has decided. The State said the elected Property Assessor is responsible for their own assessments. Teresa argues the State is responsible for her high assessments, but that is not ture. The Property Assessor is responsible even if they use the State's model/system. Each county has the flexibility to use their own or simply default to using the State's system. At a recent debate, a staged Teresa Kirkham's supporter stated that using a model like the one that I have described (Link...) would be illegal. This is untrue and meant to confuse the public. Teresa often blames the State. The State clearly said the elected-Property Assessor is responsible for their assessments. The key is the fair market value.

During the debates, Teresa was also asked about her staff campaigning for her while on offical business re-assessing people's homes. She tried to deny it. She then stated that the home owner must have mentioned the election first - which was not the case. Her clarification was that her employees could openly talk about her re-election campaign after the home owner mentions the election first. She then defaulted to the position that her Appraiser was part-time, so it was fine if they campaigned on the taxpayer's dollar. I disagree. I have already pledged to not use the Office's staff for campaigning (Link...). This is better for everyone - the employees and the public.

Attached is my recently published comparison matrix of Property Assessor issues from the recent debates (Link...).

It's time for a change. I ask for you to stand with me.

Respectfully,

David

P.S. - I promise to stand strong against Teresa's current and future attacks. Roane County deserves fair assessments.

David Morgan for Roane County Property Assessor
It's time for a change. Fair Property Assessments for everyone.
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