The three Republican candidates for Knox County Property Assessor met at the East Knoxville Community Meeting today. They all agree the office in the last eight years is an awful mess. The difference is who can fix it better and quickest.
Andrew Graybeal presented three or four examples of properties that are appraised in error. Graybeal presented himself as a real estate professional and appraiser. He presented himself as a needed set of fresh eyes to look into all the errors and fix it.
Andrew Graybeal presenting himself to the East Knoxville Community Meeting.
Current Chief Deputy Jim Weaver of the Property Assessors office said “maybe in the next term it can be corrected.” When asked by this writer, if he thought it could not be done in the next term. He said no he didn’t think it could. He said he had hoped it could have been done in the last term. The current assessor went in 2008-2012, Weaver had hoped 2012-2016 it could be corrected, however, he doesn’t believe that it can be fixed under his leadership from 2016-2020.
Jim Weaver speaking to the East Knoxville Community Meeting Group.
Candidate John Whitehead a long time Assessor employee has the same accreditations and designations as Weaver. For the last eight years he has assisted individuals with appealing their appraisals. He said with his 8 years experience with the errors if you pull 10 property cards, 9 will have errors on them. When the writer asked if he felt the errors could be corrected during the next term. Whitehead said, I know we will.
John Whitehead talking with the East Knoxville Community Meeting.
Also, in attendance today was City Councilman At Large George Wallace, Knox County Trustee and Larry Brown, Loudon County Property Assessor candidate.
Well boy howdy this was sure to have been fireworks. I would have given a plug nickel to have been there but I was having lunch at Wrights Cafeteria.
Sure the office is a mess and folks paying more than there fair share. The Butter and Egg man has ran this office into the ground along with the Ballard 2.0 as I will refer to. He is in more hot water than he ever thought he could be. ” I bet he says Lord a mercy there after me Cindy”
This moron has been paid a fortune to screw up the records and his protege admits to it. Then has the damn nerve to say he can’t fix it in one term. Sweet Jesus where are these people’s head other than up their ass. One fart and napalm will implode the top staff. He’ll far the clock never will be wound.
One thing this article didn’t mention, was the Butter and Egg man, the clock winder or the Tonic Queen there for this shindig?
All three admit there are issues one says he can’t fix it in one term, one says he can but didn’t while he was in office for 8 years, and one said a fresh set of eyes are needed. Damn that’s about the best answer I’ve heard since old Bob Broome left that office. I think the torch of shame is about to be doused with cold water on this one. That is if the Butter and Egg man isn’t removed from office sooner.