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LaVista Hills Feasibility Study Assumes Prohibited Tax Rate

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(APN) DEKALB COUNTY — The battle of yard signs and opinions in the proposed city of LaVista Hills show a divided community with some residents supportive and others opposed.   Boundary disputes have plagued the proposed LaVista Hills in the past.   Now a new controversy swirls around the University of Georgia’s Carl Vinson Institute (CVI)  feasibility study that found […]

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Atlanta Beltline Board Supports Withholding APS Payments – Woolard and Garner Included

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(APN) ATLANTA — At the Wednesday, May 13, 2015 Board Meeting of the Atlanta Beltline, the Board passed the Fiscal Year 2016 budget for the Beltline that does not provide any payments towards the Beltline’s 13.5 million dollar debt to Atlanta Public Schools (APS).  This debt reflects two missed payments in January 2014 and January 2015.   Based on the […]

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