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Fulton County blocking a contract for tax collection in South Fulton

Mayor of the City of South Fulton William “Bill” Edwards is upset that Fulton County commissioners won’t agree to let the county tax commissioner collect taxes for the city. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM) AJC FILE PHOTO
Mayor of the City of South Fulton William “Bill” Edwards is upset that Fulton County commissioners won’t agree to let the county tax commissioner collect taxes for the city. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM) AJC FILE PHOTO
By Arielle Kass
July 24, 2017

Fulton County is standing in the way of a contract that would let Tax Commissioner Arthur Ferdinand collect taxes for the newly incorporated city of South Fulton.

And Bill Edwards, South Fulton’s mayor, is angry.

“I’m so mad, I don’t know what to do,” Edwards said.

Why don't members of the county commission want the contract to go through? And what will South Fulton do?

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Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.

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