Category Archives: Justice Harold Melton

Georgia Supreme Court Upholds Atlanta Hotel-Motel Tax for New Falcons Stadium

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(APN) ATLANTA — On Monday, March 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of Georgia issued their opinion, approving the construction of the new Atlanta Falcons Stadium, using a renewal from the City’s hotel/motel tax and related bond financing.   The ruling affirms an order issued in May 2014 by Fulton Superior Court Judge Ural Glanville validating the bonds.   The intervenors […]

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Oral Arguments Held over Cobb County Braves Stadium at Georgia Supreme Court

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(APN) ATLANTA — On February 03, 2015, the Supreme Court of Georgia heard oral arguments in the case cases against the bond financing of the construction of the new Braves Stadium in Cobb County.   As previously reported by Atlanta Progressive News, the Braves are planning to relocate from Turner Field in Atlanta, to a new stadium in Cobb County. […]

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