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Mar 15 2026
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On Thursday, March 12, 2026, Rockford Mayor Carl Koella III and commissioners Matt Hester and Kenneth Arwood introduced and passed a resolution condemning the proposal to reduce the Blount County reappraisal schedule from 3 to 2 years as an unnecessary burden on the average resident and business owner, and directed City Recorder April Payne to send a certified copy of the signed resolution to the state Board of Equalization.
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