"Like ghosts rising out of a Confederate cemetery, Atlanta’s past lapses in judgment haunt the region today, leaving a smoky trail of suburban decay, declining home values, and clogged highways."
- Atlanta Magazine
#Atlanta
#History + #Urbanism
https://www.segregationbydesign.com/atlanta/freeways-urban-renewal
This is something that anyone who cares about Atlanta should rally behind. So much public money is being stolen & withheld by corporations & developers––money that could go directly to social supports.
With comments from @[email protected] & @[email protected]. https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/is-atlanta-losing-out-on-millions-of-dollars-in-revenue-each-year-in-property-taxes/
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/micahinATL/status/1612144091445215234
Local governments rely on property taxes to maintain infrastructure and provide public services—to fill potholes, pay schoolteachers, and build affordable housing. In Atlanta, funds always seem to come up short. Julian Bene—a retired management consultant who served on the board of Invest Atlanta, the city’s economic development agency—believes he knows one reason why: By his estimate, the city, county, and school system are being shorted millions of dollars a year by high-value commercial property owners not paying their fair share in property taxes.
This is something that anyone who cares about Atlanta should rally behind. So much public money is being stolen & withheld by corporations & developers––money that could go directly to social supports.
With comments from @jasonsdozier & @julian_bene. https://www.atlantamagazine.com/news-culture-articles/is-atlanta-losing-out-on-millions-of-dollars-in-revenue-each-year-in-property-taxes/
Local governments rely on property taxes to maintain infrastructure and provide public services—to fill potholes, pay schoolteachers, and build affordable housing. In Atlanta, funds always seem to come up short. Julian Bene—a retired management consultant who served on the board of Invest Atlanta, the city’s economic development agency—believes he knows one reason why: By his estimate, the city, county, and school system are being shorted millions of dollars a year by high-value commercial property owners not paying their fair share in property taxes.
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Getting a Queens Library card was probably my single best financial decision in 2022.
EDITED TO ADD: It costs $50.
EDITED AGAIN: You may need to set up an account on Amazon.com for kindle reading.
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