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DeKalb schools to hold tax rate hearings

By Ty Tagami
July 4, 2011

The DeKalb County Schools will hold the first of three public hearings on the millage rate at 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The school system sets the millage rate each year. It determines how much property owners must pay in property taxes to the school system.

The other hearings are noon and 6 p.m. July 11. They all occur at the school system's administrative complex, 1701 Mountain Industrial Blvd., Stone Mountain.

About the Author

Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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