Fulton County may freeze contributions to Westside tax district

Two Fulton County Commissioners introduced bill Wednesday to end the county s contributions to Atlanta s Westside Tax Allocation District TAD Commissioners Bob Ellis and Khadijah Abdur-Rahman co-authored the resolution to decline participation in new projects in the Westside Tax Allocation District and stop sending tax dollars to the city s advance authority Invest Atlanta Since the TAD s inception in Fulton County has contributed nearly million according to the resolution The county pays approximately million each year into the TAD The Fulton County Commission is considering a millage rate increase to mills that could increase property taxes by more than percent Residents and business owners pushed back against the increase during a heated masses session on Wednesday Language in the resolution noted the County must weigh the requirements of the Westside TAD against the necessities of all its citizens as it considers the best use of taxpayer dollars The City of Atlanta s chief initiative officer and senior mayoral advisor Courtney English to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that Fulton s decision would affect Westside affordable housing projects relying on tax dollars Pulling out of the Westside TAD would mean that every affordable housing project on the Westside would either stop or be slowed Full stop English commented English added that Fulton s move would leave vulnerable residents at the mercy of territory rates for housing and potentially price them out of Westside neighborhoods Read the full resolution below Resolution to Freeze Participation in the Westside TADDownload The post Fulton County may freeze contributions to Westside tax district appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta