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isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s a big ol&#8217; chunk o&#8217; change! The AJC reports that in a 4-3 decision, DeKalb will raise taxes 26% in the coming fiscal year.   According to the news org, that&#8217;s roughly a $450 increase on a $300,000 house that&#8217;s retained its value in unincorporated DeKalb. &#160;]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2011/07/12/dekalb-taxes-going-up-26/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>38</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>DeKalb Reassessment Process &#8220;Absurd&#8221;</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/05/28/dekalb-reassessment-process-funked-up/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/05/28/dekalb-reassessment-process-funked-up/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 14:14:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DeKalb County Tax Assessors]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DeKalb taxes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rep. Mike Jacobs]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[State Rep. Mike Jacobs is calling out DeKalb County for the property reassessment notices that just went out&#8230; They’re at it again. The DeKalb County Tax Assessors have sent out reassessment notices. Having received one this year, and having heard from many of my constituents who have received one, it appears that there is a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/05/28/dekalb-reassessment-process-funked-up/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>DeKalb County Commission Resisting Any Additional Tax on Residents</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/01/06/dekalb-county-commission-resisting-any-additional-tax-on-residents/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/01/06/dekalb-county-commission-resisting-any-additional-tax-on-residents/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 06 Jan 2010 15:53:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[transportation]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Burrell Ellis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DeKalb County Commission]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DeKalb taxes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[MARTA]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[The common thread through the two of the three AJC articles on last night&#8217;s DeKalb County Commission meeting?  No new taxes! Though MARTA is a stated top goal for the commission this year, and they support the proposed 10-county penny tax for the struggling public transportation system, they can&#8217;t currently get behind the bill because [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2010/01/06/dekalb-county-commission-resisting-any-additional-tax-on-residents/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>5</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Trapped in Your Car After a DeKalb Wreck?  $250 Please.</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/28/trapped-in-your-car-after-a-dekalb-wreck-250-please/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/28/trapped-in-your-car-after-a-dekalb-wreck-250-please/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:57:30 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Law and Order]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DeKalb car accidents]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DeKalb County Fire Rescue]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DeKalb taxes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[&#8220;$250?!  I&#8217;ll extricate myself thank you very much.  Uh&#8230;could you give me a hand?&#8221; From the AJC&#8230; The county has adopted a $250 fee for anyone who must be cut from a crash by the county’s Fire Rescue Department. The service had been free. The county projects making $750,000 on this new fee, which means [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/28/trapped-in-your-car-after-a-dekalb-wreck-250-please/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>8</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ellis Proposes 11% Tax Increase For DeKalb</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/16/ellis-proposes-11-tax-increase-for-dekalb/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/16/ellis-proposes-11-tax-increase-for-dekalb/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:19:41 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Burrell Ellis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DeKalb jobs]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DeKalb taxes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[DeKalb CEO Burrell Ellis revealed his 2010 budget yesterday, which proposes an 11% increase in property taxes and cutting nearly 760 jobs.  From the AJC&#8230; Ellis would reduce the spending side of the ledger by about $30 million. He wants do this by eliminating 360 ghost jobs that have been unfilled but remain on the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/16/ellis-proposes-11-tax-increase-for-dekalb/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>22</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>DeKalb&#8217;s Split Personality Extends to Property</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/09/dekalbs-split-personality-extends-to-property/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/09/dekalbs-split-personality-extends-to-property/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:29:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AJC tax assessments]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DeKalb County]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DeKalb tax assessments]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DeKalb taxes]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=20705</guid> <description><![CDATA[As part of this week&#8217;s extended series on tax assessments around Atlanta, this morning&#8217;s AJC highlights DeKalb County. In summary, the AJC&#8217;s analysis shows DeKalb went further than many other Atlanta counties in cutting property tax assessments, though I suspect much of the more realistic evaluations can be attributed to an AJC expose&#8217; in April, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/12/09/dekalbs-split-personality-extends-to-property/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>DeKalb Proposes 3.73% Tax Increase for Unincorp, 1.33% for Decatur</title><link>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/06/08/dekalb-proposes-373-tax-increase-for-unincorporated-residents/</link> <comments>http://www.decaturmetro.com/2009/06/08/dekalb-proposes-373-tax-increase-for-unincorporated-residents/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 13:39:31 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Decatur Metro</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Financial]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category> <category><![CDATA[30030]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Decatur taxes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[DeKalb taxes]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Jeff Radar]]></category><guid
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