Fulton postpones tax hike vote

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners has postponed a vote on a property tax hike until Aug. 6.

The vote was originally set for Wednesday. But questions arose about whether the county had properly advertised the proposed 17 percent tax increase on its web site, so the vote was postponed.

The commission has also scheduled three more public hearings on the proposal: 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. July 30 and 10 a.m. Aug. 6 at the Fulton County Government Center Assembly Hall, 141 Pryor St. SW, Atlanta. The public can also participate in the hearings by video conference at the South Fulton Service Center, 5600 Stonewall Tell Road, College Park, and the North Fulton Service Center, 7741 Roswell Road, Sandy Springs.