A once-promising outlook for minimal tax changes has shifted with the Janesville City Council’s approval of a substantial preliminary levy increase. Local residents may now face a steeper property tax burden than initially expected in the coming year.

A longtime West Nashville homeowner worries he may no longer afford the house his father built, as a recent assessment shows the property’s value climbed by $340,000 since 2021. The steep property tax increase now looms as a financial hurdle, potentially forcing him to leave the place he’s always called home.