According to county officials, the special election next March where Gwinnett County residents will vote on whether to approve a sales tax increase to fund MARTA will cost roughly $500,000. The Gwinnett Commission argued over when to hold the vote, with some supporting the notion of adding it to the November ballot, when it would have as many as 80% more voters. Such a waste of public funds for what could be on an already-extant ballot has Gwinnett’s boat DRIFTING…
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…
