DeKalb Doubles Down on More Taxes – County and Schools
This week the interim CEO for DeKalb County, Lee May, presented the Board of Commissioners with a mid-year budget. As luck would have it, most of us received our Annual Notice of Assessments in the...
View ArticleMid-Year Budget Update – Millage Increases and Waste
I voted against the mid-year budget because it did not: (1) incentivize efficiency, (2) reform wasteful departments, or (3) improve DeKalb competence levels. Furthermore, it increased the the millage...
View ArticleNew “Pension Legacy” Tax Proposed – Urgent Legislative Alert – House Bill 711
Double Taxation – the fallacy of pension legacy costs. I am writing to alert you to a potential property tax increase coming from the Georgia General Assembly. House Bill 711, sponsored by Rep. Mary...
View ArticleCounty SPLOST Proposal – Unacceptable
I have been asked to share my thoughts on the proposed SPLOST list. In its current form, the proposed SPLOST list is unacceptable to me. To sum up why: The county’s current proposed SPLOST project list...
View ArticleBig Tax Increases on the Horizon?
The county is on the precipice of setting in motion a serious of events that could substantially raise your property taxes. It has come to light that if the county puts a SPLOST referendum on the...
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