Comments on: Tonight’s Community Academy Tackles the Decatur’s Residental Tax Burden

By: Judd

Judd — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 03:16:39 +0000

DeKalb taxes are cheaper overall, but not the school portion. School taxes about the same; school systems not.

By: MrFixIt

MrFixIt — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 22:49:56 +0000

Who paid for your public education?

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:30:32 +0000

both, I’m aware I have to pay either way, I assume dekalb’s taxes are cheaper but then again with corruption in Dekalb schools they may be higher so who knows.

By: MrFixIt

MrFixIt — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:25:03 +0000

If you don’t pay for CSD school taxes, you will pay for DeKalb County school taxes. They are about the same. Did you go to private or public school as a kid?

By: Joe

Joe — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 15:27:58 +0000

We could always get more tax money by moving the DHA to non prime real estate,rather than tearing the buildings down and building them to look pretty much the same. It’s a great spot for retail or commercial office space. Of course this idea could spark rediculous arguments.
I do like that AS gives an in lieu of. However, I can’t say that I love paying $6-7000 per year in property taxes here, when my other house has 120 acres of land in rural Ga, and I pay less than $900. I will always support the first responders as I know a lot of our money goes there, but my god CSD takes a lot of money to run. Granted, I’m biased because I do not have nor will have children, so I just hate paying for thier education, but I’m just a scroogy bastard I suppose.