The former mayor of the north Georgia city of Chickamauga, Trey Deck, resigned from office last week after a lengthy political and legal battle. The Chickamauga City Council had voted 4-1 to remove Deck from office allegations of sexual misconduct and racial slurs. Deck’s attorneys challenged the constitutionality of the removal, but the Walton County Superior Court upheld the decision, leading to the resignation. Deck’s political career is 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…
