Comments on: (UPDATE) Atlanta City Council OK’s property tax hike, might reconsider

By: cityzen

cityzen — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:40:05 +0000

No brent, because in their wisdom our overlords apply the mills to 40% of assessed value after first deducting homestead exemption.

By: brent

brent — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:35:33 +0000

From the ABC article: “The tax hike will raise property taxes on the average home in Atlanta – valued at $240,000 – by about $240 a year.”

I thought a mill means $1 of tax per $1000 of value. Wouldn’t that mean that a three mill increase result in $720 more in taxes on a $240,000 home?

By: MaxieGrrrl

MaxieGrrrl — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:34:35 +0000

Amen, CS

By: cityzen

cityzen — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:31:00 +0000

I’m not sure Ceasar will lose this fight over the millage hike with Claire. Lots of folks are fed up with public safety furloughs and / or realize CFO Jim Glass is not bluffing when he says the city cannot go on without raising revenue. Claire had no choice on the vote since she needs her Buckhead anti-tax base. But expanding on it may be a challenge.

The pity of it is that both candidates are business-as-usual do-nothings. We need pols who look after residents’ interests for a change. Stopping the endless developer giveaways and collecting the unpaid taxes would be a strong beginning – but we still hear nothing about that.

By: MaxieGrrrl

MaxieGrrrl — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:18:05 +0000

Agreed, CS. I think Mitchell just lost the council president’s race.

By: cityzen

cityzen — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:43:33 +0000

As expected, the Buckhead trio (Norwood, Muller and Shook) take an irresponsible pass and vote against the tax increase that has become essential thanks to their failure of fiscal leadership these past 6 years. They can thank their stars 8 other members provided the votes, without which furloughs would worsen and bonds could become unsaleable.

But what’s with Maddox and Winslow voting against their patron the mayor? Aren’t their core constituents on the city payroll? Is their vote a safe protest against the furloughs?

Anyway, the council presidency election can now be a he-said, she-said about the tax hike between Mitchell and Muller.