Beacon Impact

Streamlining Housing Development with Public Input Reform

Streamlining Housing Development with Public Input Reform

In Beacon’s statewide listening tour, the lack of housing, especially affordable housing, continues to be at the top of Tennesseans’ concerns. Studies show the shortage is not only in rental units and low-income housing but at all levels of the housing ladder. New housing options are not being developed fast enough to meet rising demand. […]

Have a Voice in Massive Property Tax Increases

Have a Voice in Massive Property Tax Increases

Despite tax cuts in recent years at the state level, there have been significant tax increases at the local level, especially property taxes. In 2019 alone, more than $208 million in proposed or adopted property tax increases occurred across the state. It doesn’t help Tennesseans if their taxes are cut at the state level only […]