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DeKalb County Council sets July 31 public meeting to gather input on proposed wheel tax
Summary
After questions about how municipal and county wheel taxes would interact, DeKalb County Council agreed by consensus to hold an evening public meeting July 31 to collect public comment and answer technical questions about collection and revenue-sharing.
DeKalb County Council agreed by consensus Thursday to host a public meeting on a proposed wheel tax on Thursday, July 31, from 6:00 to 8:30 p.m., to gather public feedback and explain options for rates and exemptions.
Council members and staff spent an extended portion of the meeting discussing whether a county vehicle-registration ("wheel") tax would be stackable with city or town fees and how revenue shares to municipalities would be handled. County staff said that state law and prior legislation can allow stacking — that is, a county tax would not necessarily preclude a city from adopting its own tax — but that specific…
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