The Amazon HQ2-to-Atlanta saga ended with a whimper this week as the tech giant announced it would be constructing its new headquarters in two locations – New York and Northern Virginia. Difficult news for Georgia’s top-rate economic development team, who spent months wooing the company. In the end it looks like they didn’t give Atlanta (or several other Southern candidates) much of a fair shake, but were seeing what tax breaks they could shake free before moving on with plan A. For stringing Georgians along all this time Amazon’s ship, here in the Peach State at least, 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…
