The Atlanta BeltLine is passing an historic milestone. This one has not been celebrated with a party – though in May it won national acclaim.
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Atlanta likely to seek extension of 1 percent sales tax to fund sewerage clean-up effort
Atlanta voters in March 2020 likely will face a proposal to extend the 1 percent sales tax that pays for upgrading the city’s water and sewer system, following a vote Tuesday at Atlanta City Hall. This would be the first test of public faith in Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ administration since it revealed the sales taxes for Renew Atlanta and transportation will not complete the entire list of projects presented to voters.
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Georgia Legislature sets up Atlanta tax votes, but not for BeltLine
The state Legislature closed its business this year without authorizing a BeltLine idea to raise some $100 million via a new tax on commercial and multifamily residential properties near the trail. But they did approve Atlanta votes on property taxes and extending a sewer sales tax.
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State House moves three Atlanta tax bills in a row: property tax cap, sewer renewal and BeltLine
Atlanta voters may choose to cap rises in their property tax bills, and might be asked to extend a sewer tax that was supposed to end in 2020 — if legislation endorsed by the state House gets state Senate approval.
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Atlanta’s state agenda not approved by city council, including planned sales tax extension for water, sewer
Atlanta doesn’t have a state legislative agenda that’s been approved by the Atlanta City Council. That’s because then Mayor Kasim Reed didn’t present a proposed agenda to the council last autumn amid the buzz over the general and run-off elections, according to two members of the administration who spoke at Wednesday’s meeting of the city council’s Finance/Executive Committee.
