“We can’t afford it”: Fulton County Board of Commissioners holds July meeting, faces backlash over potential property tax increase

“We can’t afford it”: Fulton County Board of Commissioners holds July meeting, faces backlash over potential property tax increase

Devin Barrington-Ward, a Fulton County resident, attended the meeting on Wednesday. “I’m concerned that they’re willing to raise our taxes but not make sure people who own high-end real estate in downtown, midtown, and Buckhead are paying their fair share in taxes,” he said. Photo by Isaiah Singleton/The Atlanta Voice The Fulton County Board of Commissioners held their regular July meeting, where Fulton County taxpayers told them they cannot aff…

Fulton property owners oppose tax hike proposal

Fulton County resident Devin Barrington-Ward questioned how the Board of Commissioners could propose a millage rate hike when residents are struggling to afford the daily cost of living. (Provided by Fulton County) Fulton County taxpayers resoundingly told the Board of Commissioners they cannot afford a property tax increase during millage rate hearings on July 9. On a 4-3 vote by commissioners at their June 18 meeting, the millage rate proposal…