On Monday Katrina Taylor-Parks, the deputy chief of staff to former Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, was sentenced to two years in prison for her role in the bribery scandal that has engulfed City Hall. Taylor-Parks, who was found to have accepted bribes from vendors in exchange for city contracts, is the fifth member of Reed’s administration to have been sentenced. Reed himself has lawyered up, and as the investigation continues to swirl around him it seems the former mayor’s ship is SINKING…
Proposed Fulton Co. property tax hike
Fulton County homeowners let out a collective groan Monday following the announcement that property taxes will be increasing by more than 12% over the rollback millage rate. The hike, per the over the Fulton County Board of Commissioners, is to increase funding for the 2025 General Fund. The county will host three public meetings to discuss the plan with the public before the millage rate is set, but the likely tax hike has Fulton homeowners SINKING…
