http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf Atlanta news and views, one slice at a time Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:27:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/29/atlanta-city-council-oks-property-tax-hike/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/29/atlanta-city-council-oks-property-tax-hike/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:03:28 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=21595 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/06/29/atlanta-city-council-oks-property-tax-hike/feed/ 6 Average homeowner will see a $240 increase in property tax bill http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/05/15/anonymous-robo-calls-opposing-atlanta-property-tax-hike/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/05/15/anonymous-robo-calls-opposing-atlanta-property-tax-hike/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 16:20:29 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=19802 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/05/15/anonymous-robo-calls-opposing-atlanta-property-tax-hike/feed/ 4 Message urges residents to call city council and register opposition to tax increase. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/04/01/did-anyone-appeal-their-property-tax-assessment/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/04/01/did-anyone-appeal-their-property-tax-assessment/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:17:56 +0000 Andisheh Nouraee http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=17901 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/04/01/did-anyone-appeal-their-property-tax-assessment/feed/ 3 Property tacks? What are those? Oh! Property TAX. My bad. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/11/forget-the-economy-liberate-union-county-residents-pronto/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/11/forget-the-economy-liberate-union-county-residents-pronto/#comments Wed, 11 Feb 2009 17:35:06 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=14597 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2009/02/11/forget-the-economy-liberate-union-county-residents-pronto/feed/ 1 North Georgia county toils under the thumb of a cruel dictator. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/23/add-it-up-theyre-just-like-us/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/23/add-it-up-theyre-just-like-us/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:16:51 +0000 Mara Shalhoup http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/?p=11515 http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/12/23/add-it-up-theyre-just-like-us/feed/ 0 Celebs struggle with foreclosure, taxes and bounced checks. http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/14/glenn-richardson-not-planning-to-tackle-property-taxes-next-session/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/14/glenn-richardson-not-planning-to-tackle-property-taxes-next-session/#comments Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:34:05 +0000 Thomas Wheatley http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/14/glenn-richardson-not-planning-to-tackle-property-taxes-next-session/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/08/14/glenn-richardson-not-planning-to-tackle-property-taxes-next-session/feed/ 0 Some early-morning speculation on my part, fueled by caffeine and a post from InsiderAdvantage’s Dick Pettys. The George Harrison doppelganger tapped his sources who attended a business community fundraiser yesterday for House Speaker Glenn Richardson: Richardson told the group he intends to focus on transportation, [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/11/franklin-council-wrangle-over-budget-%e2%80%93-but-problem-about-to-get-bigger/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/11/franklin-council-wrangle-over-budget-%e2%80%93-but-problem-about-to-get-bigger/#comments Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:57:37 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/11/franklin-council-wrangle-over-budget-%e2%80%93-but-problem-about-to-get-bigger/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/07/11/franklin-council-wrangle-over-budget-%e2%80%93-but-problem-about-to-get-bigger/feed/ 1 The budgetary back-and-forth between Shirley Franklin and the Atlanta City Council took on the feel of a cut-throat, high-stakes poker match this past Friday, with the mayor effectively calling their bet – and raising. When the Council adopted a $571 million city budget for 2009 at the end of June, it sidestepped a proposed tax increase [...] http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/11/atlanta-isnt-alone-in-seeking-more-tax-revenue/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/11/atlanta-isnt-alone-in-seeking-more-tax-revenue/#comments Wed, 11 Jun 2008 20:43:26 +0000 Scott Henry http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/11/atlanta-isnt-alone-in-seeking-more-tax-revenue/ http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/freshloaf/2008/06/11/atlanta-isnt-alone-in-seeking-more-tax-revenue/feed/ 1 An Atlanta City Council member complained to me recently that the capitol city was taking a drubbing in the media over Mayor Franklin’s proposed tax increase, while other tax-hiking entities were getting off scot-free. After a bit of research, I determined she’s right – depending on your definition of tax increase. At the risk of boring the [...]