Atlanta’s Wish List for Legislature

(AJC) — A constitutional amendment that would exempt police officers, firefighters and teachers from paying city property taxes is on a proposed “wish list” Atlanta will deliver to the Georgia General Assembly.  The amendment will be familiar, as it initially was passed out of the state Senate by Kasim Reed when he was a senator during the 2008 session. Now, as the mayor of Atlanta, he has revived it in an attempt to allow cities and towns throughout Georgia to keep their public servants.

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