Political Insider
As Burrell Ellis sits in court, Lee May proposes a tax cut for DeKalb
January 22, 2015 DeKalb, GA: DeKalb County CEO Lee May answers questions about plans to create a new government Center. Lee delivered the State of the County address to business leaders Thursday January 22, 2015 at the Thalia N. Carlos Hellenic Community Center. SANDERLIN / BSANDERLIN@AJC.COM Interim DeKalb County CEO Lee May in a press scrum earlier this year. Brant Sanderlin, bsanderlin@ajc.com
He hasn't formally announced yet, but here's how you run for CEO of DeKalb County. While the man you've temporarily replaced, Burrell Ellis, is on trial for the second time, you announce a tax cut. From the press release:
"An economic recovery is underway in DeKalb County, which has had a positive impact on our tax digest," said Interim CEO May. "We are in a great position to fund our critical needs in addition to offering relief to the taxpayers of DeKalb County."
The proposed benchmark 2015 millage rate is 20.81 mills, down 0.4 mills from 21.21 mills in 2014.
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Jim Galloway, the newspaper’s former political columnist, was a writer and editor at the AJC for four decades.
