Mostly-Black Town In Tennessee Loses Financial Control Just As Millions of Dollars Roll In The town of Mason had power over its budget seized by Tennessee's GOP Comptroller A tiny, majority-Black town in Tennessee which was poised to benefit from a massive investment from Ford Motor Company has instead been taken over by the state’s comptroller. Mason, Tenn., has about 1,500 residents. Most of its elected officials are Black and members of the Democratic party, in stark contrast with the mostly-white and Republican-controlled Tipton County government as well as Tennessee Comptroller Jason Mumpower, who on Tuesday took the step of seizing control of Mason’s finances. Mumpower’s power grab comes after he’d given Mason’s government a choice between relinquishing its charter–essentially giving away control of the town to Tipton County–or having him step in and assume control of the municipality’s budget and spending powers. According to Tennessee Lookout, a local government watchdog website, Mumpower says the move was necessary to address financial mismanagement in Mason. But the city’s elected officials aren’t so sure about that. Rocket River
Were the town's finances mismanaged? Reason given. They don't seem to have put up a fight @Rocket River The town owes the state money and town money has been stolen https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/03...son-after-20-years-poor-financial-management/
They aren’t giving up the town. They are giving up control of finances. If theft occurred they really have no argument. I would like to see the specific allegations. The tax money to the town goes to the town and probably debt repayment. There is an issue of no measure of end. Paying off the debt seems an obvious measure. If the issue was just debt I would say it's a drastic measure as the town has probably never had a strong tax base
