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Friday, July 6, 2007
Johns Creek taxes: Could have been higher
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Johns Creek City Council on June 28 decided to forgo $360,000 to keep the honeymoon going.
The City Council took the step as it adopted its first property tax rate since the city was founded Dec. 1 on promises to keep taxes low and services high.
The council considered two possible tax rates: 4.731 mills, the maximum allowed in the city charter, and 4.614 mills, the rate charged by Fulton County last year.
Even though the newly incorporated city is strapped for cash, the City Council opted for the lower rate, which will bring in $360,000 less.
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Just in case, Milton guards against adult businesses
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Should the adult entertainment industry come calling on the new city of Milton, it will find the city has rolled up the welcome mat — and slammed the door besides.
That’s the city’s view, at least. An attorney says he isn’t sure the city could get its way in a court fight. Then again, no adult businesses are knocking on the slammed door in this largely rural area north of Alpharetta and west of Ga. 400.
If Milton has figured out a way to keep out the adult video stores, it will have pre-empted a fight that has nettled other young cities of Sandy Springs and Johns Creek. Both cities are entangled in court battles with sexually oriented businesses. In Johns Creek, the battle over the opening of the Love Shack video store began even before the city began operations Dec. 1.
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