Homeowners Angry Over Skyrocketing Property Taxes Push Ballot Measures To Roll Back Rates

‘People are saying this is too much growth; government doesn’t need this much money.’

AP/Jeff Amy
Rob Romeijn protests property taxes outside Rockdale County offices at Conyers, Georgia. AP/Jeff Amy

For retirees Tom and Beverly McAdam, the good news is the value of their two-bedroom home in suburban Denver has risen 45 percent since they purchased it more than six years ago. That’s also the bad news, costing them thousands more in real estate taxes and leaving less for discretionary spending.

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