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Old 07-29-2022, 05:59 PM
 
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The 15 cities in Fulton County offered a counterproposal to the Board of Commissioners on July 29 on how much Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) revenue the county should get, suggesting cutting it in half to 2.45%.

Two weeks earlier the county had proposed increasing its share of the sales tax revenue to 35% from the 4.9% that the legislature had set.

Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul said after the meeting that he raised objections to the county proposal for mediation rather than arbitration as mediation is a closed proceeding that shields the public from viewing the discussion. Arbitration, he said, is an open process viewable by the public ..."

https://reporternewspapers.net/2022/...venue-in-half/

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Old 07-30-2022, 08:55 AM
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The 15 cities in Fulton County offered a counterproposal to the Board of Commissioners on July 29 on how much Local Option Sales Tax (LOST) revenue the county should get, suggesting cutting it in half to 2.45%.

Two weeks earlier the county had proposed increasing its share of the sales tax revenue to 35% from the 4.9% that the legislature had set.

Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul said after the meeting that he raised objections to the county proposal for mediation rather than arbitration as mediation is a closed proceeding that shields the public from viewing the discussion. Arbitration, he said, is an open process viewable by the public ..."

https://reporternewspapers.net/2022/...venue-in-half/

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Another example of why treating counties like cities is stupid.
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