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Monday, July 9, 2007
What’s the use of Fulton County now?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Should Fulton County survive? If so, what will it look like? With most of the county now incorporated, what should the county do? In the next few weeks, 16 people will begin answering those questions.
In the wake of the incorporation of four new cities — Sandy Springs, Johns Creek, Milton and Chattahoochee Hill Country — the group must tackle a variety of issues, such as looking at what services should be provided by the county and whether the county’s form of government should be changed.
It won’t be easy.
Because of the new cities, the county has lost tens of millions of dollars in tax money. It’s already had to cut employees and restructure operations.
For the county, things could get worse next September, if voters decide to form yet another new city, called South Fulton.
Enter the committee, which was created through the Georgia General Assembly. It plans to meet several times during the summer and fall before making recommendations to legislators by year’s end.
The group’s recommendations could become law in 2008.
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