Chatham Area Transit asks county to raise property taxes amid budget shortfall

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – Chatham Area Transit is asking county commissioners to increase property taxes to help address an $8.4 million budget shortfall.

The request came during a four-hour meeting Wednesday, the first public meeting between the two groups since the county sent a letter in November with intent to cut funding in June.

Tensions rose during the meeting when CAT board chairman Detric Leggett and County Commission board chairman Chester Ellis clashed…

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