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County, city officials OK sales tax split By ALEXANDER POPP alex@appenmedia.com
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Dawn Clements invented the Fit Buddy to help with muscle tension, recovery, mobility and flexibility. The Sandy Springs woman developed the device to address her own ailments and now markets it as a recovery tool. Read story, Page 4.
ATLANTA — After months of turbulent negotiations, threats and conflict, Fulton County and it’s 15 cities have finalized an agreement over the $3 billion local option sales tax. The LOST one-penny sales tax is used by local governments to fund services like public safety, parks and recreation and libraries, and by county governments to fund state-mandated services like county courts, jails, health departments and elections. Signed by city and county representatives at an event held at the Central Library in Atlanta Dec. 14, this agreement will grant about 10 percent of total revenues generated over the 10-year life of LOST to Fulton County and the remainder to its cities. “What I witnessed is something that I know to be true from my decades of representing public entities: addressing contentious matters, sincere, conscientious political leaders find solutions,” Andy Welch, an attorney representing 13 of Fulton County’s cities, told Appen Media after the signing. “The leaders of the 15
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