No tax increase for Cobb schools
The Cobb County school board decided Wednesday to keep the school property tax rate at the same level as last year.
The 4-2 vote set the millage rate at 18.9 again. The rate will determine how much each property owner must pay the school system.
The 2012 fiscal year budget was built on a tax increase that was not required for several reasons, according to school member David Banks: an anticipated state funding reduction did not occur, the state gave rebates for new school construction and proceeds from a sales tax earned interest.
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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.
