Over 99% of Georgia’s City Councils, County Commissions and School Boards fail to simply do the math.

Johnson: The conservative case for ESPLOST – Savannah Morning News

November 3rd, 2011 Comments off

Johnson: The conservative case for ESPLOST
Savannah Morning News
We have the second highest SAT scoring high school in the state. Property taxes for schools are lower than our surrounding counties and other metropolitan areas in Georgia. The school millage rate has dropped by 3 mils over the past five years. ...

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Renewal of education sales tax on Douglas County ballot – NeighborNewspapers.com

November 2nd, 2011 Comments off

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Renewal of education sales tax on Douglas County ballot
NeighborNewspapers.com
The bonds are paid back through a bond millage rate that is placed on property. “This would allow us to pay off those loans and reduce the amount of taxpayers' bond millage rate, thus lowering taxes on property,” Pritz said. The remaining 50 percent ...

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T-SPLOST’s fate on the line next week in Fulton and DeKalb – Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)

November 2nd, 2011 Comments off

T-SPLOST's fate on the line next week in Fulton and DeKalb
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
Kyle, you are probably right with your “bet” but after getting a property tax millage rate increase recently in Dekalb, I'm thinking of voting NO on the school splost. The school property tax portion is now greater than the tax to run the county. ...

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Augusta Commission OKs naming interchange for fallen deputy – The Augusta Chronicle

November 1st, 2011 Comments off

Augusta Commission OKs naming interchange for fallen deputy
The Augusta Chronicle
Masters said he had concerns about how the fire tax portion of the millage rate was used to “back bill” other departments such as human resources, information technology, maintenance and legal for the services they provide to the fire department. ...

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Augusta Commission OKs naming interchange for fallen deputy – The Augusta Chronicle

November 1st, 2011 Comments off

Augusta Commission OKs naming interchange for fallen deputy
The Augusta Chronicle
Masters said he had concerns about how the fire tax portion of the millage rate was used to “back bill” other departments such as human resources, information technology, maintenance and legal for the services they provide to the fire department. ...

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