Parents and students at Midtown International School got some shocking news this week when administrators informed them the school would be closing permanently, effective this Friday. Citing declining enrollment and financial difficulties, the school gave no further info about grades, refunds, or graduation. Now, with a full two months left in the semester, parents will have to scramble to get their kids enrolled somewhere else. The nightmare scenario has Midtown International SINKING…
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…
