Sandy Springs proposes keeping its millage rate at 4.731 for fiscal 2017, unchanged since the city’s incorporation but 0.14 mills higher than the rollback millage rate calculated by the Fulton County Tax Assessors Office.
The decision could mean an effective tax increase as a result of higher assessments; individual homeowners could see property taxes rise or fall, depending on whether the county raised or reduced their assessments.
As required by Georgia law, Sandy Springs has scheduled three public hearings so residents can comment on the millage rate. They are set for 6 p.m. Tuesday and at 7:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. July 19 at City Hall.
Last week, the mayor and City Council held a public hearing and tentatively adopted a $103.5 million budget for fiscal 2017. They plan to hold a second public hearing and take a final vote on adopting the budget Tuesday.
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The budget includes $3.7 million for City Center Projects, $325,169 for park projects, $7.6 million for transportation infrastructure, $57,743 towards the completion of the North Fulton Regional Radio Authority project, and $2.5 million for stormwater infrastructure.
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