Cobb Commissioners to Vote on Budget with Tax Increase
The fiscal year 2012 spending plan is on Tuesday's meeting agenda.
The Cobb County Board of Commissioners is set to vote Tuesday on the 2012 budget, which includes a tax increase to make up a possible $33 million deficit. The meeting begins at 9 a.m. in the BOC board room on the second floor, 100 Cherokee Street in downtown Marietta. The county raised the rate from 9.6 mills to 11.11 mills for the year that ends Sept. 30. Tax bills went out in mid-August. On a $140,000 to $160,000 house, the increase averages $82.67 more per year. On a $190,000 to $210,000 home, the increase averages $111.66 per year. Property taxes make up 58 percent of the county's general fund. With the tax increase, the county is able now to fill some public safety positions that were frozen, said Jim Pehrson, finance director. "It …
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