Back in 2014 Clayton County residents voted in favor of a 1% sales tax hike in order to join MARTA, with the promise that the agency would extend heavy rail south into the county. By 2020 those plans were approved – but not for long. The following year the proposal for heavy rail was abandoned, with officials citing rising costs. Now news that MARTA has received $970,000 from the Federal Transit Administration to study potential bus rapid transit lines, a far cry from what residents voted for eight years ago. Clayton residents’ faith in MARTA decisionmakers has to be 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…
