Mother Nature was kind enough to give more than 45,000 runners a reprieve on Saturday as temperatures remained in the high 70s in Atlanta for the start of the 57th annual Peachtree Road Race. That total is the biggest since 2019, as runners from all over the world came to participate in one of the U.S.’s most popular races and ring in the 250th birthday of the nation. More popular than ever – the Peachtree Road Race 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…
