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Mental health, environmental advocate challenges District 3 council incumbent By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
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SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — As it stands in late July, the District 3 race in Sandy Springs is between incumbent City Councilwoman Melissa Mular and challenger Tara Overzat. Every four years, Sandy Springs holds nonpartisan municipal elections for all seats on the City Council and
the mayor’s position. Unlike many surrounding jurisdictions, there are no staggered terms. District 3 includes neighborhoods and commercial areas north of I-285 in Sandy Springs, excluding a part of District 5 south of Hammond Drive and some of District 6 west of Riverside Drive. The City Springs downtown district and Sandy Springs City Hall are in the
heart of District 3. To the east, the district borders the city of Dunwoody and the Central Perimeter business district. Its northern boundary zig zags across the center of the city, along Abernathy Road, Mount Vernon Highway and Dalrymple Road, to the Chattahoochee River just north of Johnson Ferry Road.
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County commissioner blasts proposed property tax hike By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com
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County Commissioner Bob Ellis says a bid to allow Fulton County to raise property taxes by 12 percent this year makes no sense. Ellis, who represents the western half of North Fulton, says the financial picture for 2025 remains strong. The County Commission will formally adopt a property tax rate Aug. 6.
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Fulton County Commissioner Bob Ellis said he is “vehemently opposed” to increasing the property tax rate above its current 8.87 mills. The rate has remained flat since 2022. In a 4-3 vote June 18, the Board of Commissioners tentatively adopted a 2025 millage rate of 9.87 mills – a full mill higher. If formally adopted Aug. 6, the levy would represent a tax increase of 12.5 percent over the rollback rate. Georgia law requires that a rollback millage rate be computed that will produce the same revenue as last year’s rate would have produced had no reassessments occurred. Even if commissioners
keep the rate flat, property owners will likely still pay more. Commission Chairman Robb Pitts, a Democrat, joined North Fulton’s Republican commissioners Ellis and Bridget Thorne, to oppose capping this year’s levy 1 mill higher than county staff’s recommendation. Property owners pay taxes to help finance the county’s general fund, which pays for maintenance and operations. The general fund budget is expected to total $974 million this year. Property taxes make up the fund’s largest revenue source, taking in close to $700 million. If commissioners raise the property tax rate by 1 mill, revenues are expected to increase just under $80 million.
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