The first property tax hike since 2014 is coming to Kingsport. With the city facing staffing shortages on top of inflation and rising fuel costs, the Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen moved forward with a budget that includes the city’s first property tax increase since 2014 plus increases to water and sewer rates.The proposed spending plan includes a 12-cent property tax hike that would bring the rate to $1.99 per $100 of assessed value. That would be a 6.4% increase.