Fulton County State Reps File Suit Against Fulton County Commission for Property Tax Rate Increase

ATLANTA— Six Fulton County state representatives and one former state representative announced today that they have filed legal suit to seek a preliminary and permanent injunction against the Fulton County Commission to stop a 17 percent property tax rate increase. The legislators said that the increase violates measures outlined in House Bill 604, which they …

Rep. Jan Jones and North Fulton Legislators to Introduce Legislation Re-establishing Milton County

ATLANTA— Speaker Pro Tempore Jan Jones (R-Milton) announced today the introduction of a House resolution that would allow Georgia to re-establish Milton County. Representatives Harry Geisinger, Chuck Martin, Lynne Riley and Wendell Willard will also introduce separate, identical House resolutions. The original Milton County merged with Fulton County in 1931 to avoid bankruptcy during the …