The Austell City Council is weighing a proposal to more than double its millage rate and raise taxes by 158%, a year after it aborted a similar proposal.
If approved, the millage rate would increase by five mills, from 3.25 mills to 8.25 mills.
The tax hike would more than double tax revenue for the city, collecting $3.85 million, up from about $1.46 million last year…