Friday, February 15, 2002
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Friday, February 15, 2002 |
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Fairburn declines to openly support SPLOST By JOHN
THOMPSON
In a rare show of dissension in the ranks, the Fairburn City Council decided Monday night not to support the Fulton County Board of Education's sales tax proposal. Mayor Betty Hannah said she had received four requests for the council to pass a resolution in favor of the proposal to bring more than $800 million to the school system's coffers through a special purpose local option sales tax. "I would rather everybody pay for this than just the property owners," Hannah said. But Councilman Harvey Melear said he planned to vote on the issue March 19, and a resolution would reveal his position on the issue. Councilman Glenn Higgins also had difficulty supporting the idea. "What's the guarantee for these South Fulton projects?" he said. Both City Administrator Tony Cox and City Attorney Brad Sears said if projects were listed in the SPLOST vote, they are required to be completed by law. Councilman Gene Wiggins brought another perspective to the table. "I don't think it takes a panel to tell people how to vote," he said. Hannah said some municipalities in north Fulton County had already passed resolutions of support for the sales tax extension. But she stressed that she would not push the issue unless it was with the City Council's unanimous support and she did not call for a vote on it.
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