The state of Georgia flexed its athletic prowess once again this week during the NBA draft when Atlanta’s Caleb Wilson was drafted fourth by the Chicago Bulls. That marks the sixth straight draft that a Georgia-born player was picked in the top 10 – the Peach State is the only state to boast that this decade. Hopefully that high level of success will bleed down into our college programs – Georgia’s basketball pedigree has its athletics bona fides 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…
