Atlanta Public Schools will hold three public hearings to give the public a chance to provide input about a proposed tax increase. File photo (Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com)

Photo: Alyssa Pointer/alyssa.pointer@ajc.com

Atlanta school board to hold hearings on proposed tax increase

Education

Vanessa McCray, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Atlanta Public Schools taxpayers will have three chances to provide feedback to the school board about a plan to increase the district’s property tax.

The school board scheduled a public hearing for 6 p.m. today. There will also be two hearings on July 29 at 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. All of the hearings will take place at the district’s headquarters, 130 Trinity Ave.

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The district plans to keep the tax rate at 20.74 mills. But because of higher property values, that amounts to an effective tax increase of 1.52%.

The increase is estimated to cost the owner of a home with a fair market value of $300,000 an additional $37, according to APS.

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