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

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners held their regular July meeting, where Fulton County taxpayers told them they cannot afford a property tax increase during mileage rate hearings on July 9.

During their June 18 meeting, on a 4-3 vote, the mileage rate proposal was set at 9.87 mills, raising an additional $78.9 million in property tax revenue compared to what county finance staff proposed.

The proposed 8.87 mileage rate would raise an additional $7.89 million in taxes and fund the budget the commissioners passed in February…

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