The Fulton County Board of Assessors voted Thursday to start mailing corrected tax assessment notices on June 11. Chief Appraiser Burt Manning said that's the earliest they'll go out, and he's not sure if all 230,000 will be sent at once. Whatever date is printed on them, property owners will have a new appeals deadline 45 days later.
Fulton is re-mailing about 70 percent of its notices after Atlantans received inflated tax bill estimates, caused by a formula error. The board opted to spend about $140,000 sending new notices to Atlanta and nine cities whose estimates didn't include municipal taxes. JOHNNY EDWARDS
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The Internet auction of items from Ted Kaczynski's Montana cabin was to end Thursday with the familiar gray hoodie and sunglasses and the Unabomber's hand-written manifesto bringing more than $20,000 each.
General Services Administration regional administrator Shyam Reddy said it could be a day before GSA knows how much money the auction raised for the victims of the Unabomber's 16 bombings. Bidding started May 18. The items were stored in Atlanta.
Kaczynski's journals and his manual typewriter also were popular. Photos of landscapes and news articles used for his research were in demand the least. RHONDA COOK
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Cox Enterprises announced Thursday it has committed $800,000 in cash and in-kind donations to tornado relief efforts.
The money will be used to help in the relief, recovery and rebuilding efforts in those areas hit hard by severe weather, including Alabama, Georgia and Missouri.
"This series of storms has brought shocking devastation, and I'm proud of the response from our employees and businesses to help their neighbors and communities in need," said Jimmy Hayes, president and CEO of Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises, an Atlanta-based communications, auto services and media company with holdings that include The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The commitment includes $100,000 to the American Red Cross and $700,000 of in-kind services from Cox Media Group and AutoTrader.com. The events Cox promoted raised nearly $1 million in additional donations. SHELIA POOLE
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