Decatur Makes It Official, Holds Millage
Decatur Metro | June 17, 2009Playing a little catch up here this morning. Luckily the AJC is helping me out!
The city commission officially voted on the coming fiscal year’s budget on Monday, holding the millage rate at 13.035.
Here’s the money quote from the AJC article (pun intended)…
The spending plan includes money to renovate the main firehouse, redesign the city’s website and upgrade equipment in municipal parks.
The city will also begin longer-term initiatives next year, including a strategic plan for the city, a proposed urban agriculture program and a master for the Beacon Complex that now houses the city’s police department.
As always, while DeKalb and Atlanta garner front-page stories with dramatic budget cuts and tax hikes, prudent ol’ Decatur can’t even get on the front page of the Metro section, even though its the standout in this situation. A city that saved during the economic boom and can now temper changes by dipping into reserves seems unheard of in the 21st century.
So, I’d like to give a standing ovation to everyone involved who had the foresight to save in a world driven to spend, spend, spend. You deserve it!
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Is the decatur schools still going to be set at “18.90” millage Rate? What about Dekalb Counties rate that the “City” folks have to pay is it going to be “10.41” millage rate? If you add all these up you get (13.035 + 18.90 + 10.41) 42.385 Millage”. That sound very exciting compared to what Dekalb people might pay which is (17.137 (Dekalb Uncorp) + 22.98 (Dekalb Schools) ) 40.117. Then there is the easy factor take a 200,000. Dekalb UniCorp may pay with HE1 2461.42 where as the “City of Decatur” residence may pay 3511.51. The difference being for a “city of Decatur” residence to pay an extra 1050.08. If you have kids this sound great. If you do not have kids you need to get some.