Not enacting DeKalb grocery tax would hurt public safety departments, city manager says – Shaw Local

Not enacting DeKalb grocery tax would hurt public safety departments, city manager says – Shaw Local

Losing that tax would affect the city’s police, fire and public works operations, which get their largest chunk of funding through the grocery tax, officials said this week. City Manager Bill Nicklas previously said all money collected through property taxes goes to DeKalb pension obligations.