Comments on: DeKalb City Residents See Mysterious Tax Increases, Mayors Want Answers http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/08/27/dekalb-city-residents-see-mysterious-tax-increases-mayors-want-answers/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Tue, 05 Nov 2013 04:00:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Brad http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/08/27/dekalb-city-residents-see-mysterious-tax-increases-mayors-want-answers/#comment-269211 Brad Wed, 29 Aug 2012 16:06:00 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=24486#comment-269211 Indeed

]]> By: Ridgelandistan http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/08/27/dekalb-city-residents-see-mysterious-tax-increases-mayors-want-answers/#comment-268738 Ridgelandistan Tue, 28 Aug 2012 02:02:04 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=24486#comment-268738 For what? Legal expenses?

Dekalb County always seems to be in court
-as a defendant

]]> By: At Home in Decatur http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/08/27/dekalb-city-residents-see-mysterious-tax-increases-mayors-want-answers/#comment-268638 At Home in Decatur Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:24:17 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=24486#comment-268638 Actually, lately, cheating is what comes to mind.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/08/27/dekalb-city-residents-see-mysterious-tax-increases-mayors-want-answers/#comment-268636 Jeff Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:16:32 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=24486#comment-268636 Right, because when people think of Emory, stupidity is the first thing that comes to mind.

]]> By: Russ http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/08/27/dekalb-city-residents-see-mysterious-tax-increases-mayors-want-answers/#comment-268629 Russ Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:55:34 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=24486#comment-268629 If the county continues to play this game, the cities may decide to do build their own instead of buying them from the county. For specialized services like SWAT and K9 that are used only occasionally, it would probably not be an efficient solution for Decatur to build on our own.

But Decatur could decide to team up with the other cities to do just that. This is our source of leverage in the negotiation, and I hope the mayors are not being subtle in their suggestion that this is an option.

]]> By: DawgFan http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/08/27/dekalb-city-residents-see-mysterious-tax-increases-mayors-want-answers/#comment-268625 DawgFan Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:51:20 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=24486#comment-268625 I assume you know that the CDC isn’t subject to local ordinances, including zoning (see the supremacy clause of the US Constitution), and Decatur would have zero control over CDC’s campus. It is an island, regardless of the jurisdiction in which it sits. Plus, I am not sure it can be annexed without consent. And I believe the people running this city have enough sense not to annex Emory for “prestige”, especially since it will be a huge net loss to our tax base. Our new slogan could be “We may be stupid, but we’re prestigious!”.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/08/27/dekalb-city-residents-see-mysterious-tax-increases-mayors-want-answers/#comment-268620 Jeff Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:38:44 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=24486#comment-268620 Prestige.

]]> By: Guru http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/08/27/dekalb-city-residents-see-mysterious-tax-increases-mayors-want-answers/#comment-268614 Guru Mon, 27 Aug 2012 18:11:02 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=24486#comment-268614 Agree with AMB although I wouldn’t be surprised if Druid Hills incorporated into a separate city.

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