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In response to
""Allows local units of government to use education property taxes to fund development projects." -- (link)"
by
JaxSean
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support / opposition:
Posted by
JaxSean (aka JaxSean)
Oct 29 '08, 11:13
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Supporters
Supporters Include:
* State Senator Dan Weber, D-Dunwoody
* State Senator Kasim Reed, D-Atlanta
* State Senator Curt Thompson, D-Norcross
* State Senator Don Balfour, R-Snellville
* State Senator Dan Moody, R-Alpharetta
* State Representative Katie Dempsey, R-Rome
* State Representative Rick Crawford, D-Cedartown[3]
Arguments in Favor
* The measure is necessary to help develop and galvanize rural areas of Georgia
* Local school boards could put education funds into redevelopment projects, which could provide an increased property tax digest for the school board.
Opponents
Opponents include:
* State Representative Barry Loudermilk, R-Cassville,
* State Representative Barbara Massey Reece, D-Menlo[3]
* State Representative Steve Davis, R-McDonough
* Jason Pye[4]
* PAR Group[5]
Editorial Opponents:
* Jim Wooten of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Arguments in Opposition
* Overuse of TADs can lead to subsidies for development that might have occurred on its own.[2]
* It could allow education money to be used to benefit developers rather than education.[6]
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