The Cobb County city of Mableton was only established in 2023, but it’s already becoming recognized as one of the best run cities in the state. The latest feather in its cap? City Manager Bill Tanks has been named the 2026 national city manager of the year by industry publication GOV Business Review. Lauded for helping build Mableton “from the ground up,” the city’s first city manager is 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…
