Georgia may be a football state first and foremost, but it’s no small fry when it comes to baseball, either. Georgia Tech’s baseball team is currently ranked second in the nation, while UGA is fifth. Meanwhile the Atlanta Braves are off to one of the hottest starts in Major League Baseball, leading their division and not dropping a series so far this season. RISING…
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…
