When the 98th Academy Awards take place this Sunday in Los Angeles, Savannah College of Art and Design will be heavily represented. The school announced that 211 of its alumni, current students and professors contributed to the production of 21 films nominated for Oscars this year. From animation and visual effects to costume and set design, SCAD’s fingerprints are all over the biggest and most critically acclaimed films of the past year. RISING…
Atlanta, Fulton Co. square off in tax fight
The City of Atlanta has long used tax allocation districts (TADs) as an economic development tool, leveraging property tax increases to pay for local infrastructure projects. But the Fulton County Commission has slammed on the brakes, voting 4-1 to reject a proposed 30-year extension of Atlanta’s TADs. That sets up a major budgetary clash, as the Fulton TADs would be expected to generate over a billion dollars over that period. Now the county will vote on TADs on a case by case basis, with stricter oversight and enforcement, leaving Atlanta’s money faucet DRIFTING…
