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Statesboro council joins effort of cities opposing 3% property tax hike limit
Georgia House already approved HB 1116, so appeal is directed to the State Senate
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City Manager Charles Penny, left, and Statesboro Mayor Jonathan McCollar express concerns about Georgia House Bill 1116 before council's vote March 17 approving a resolution asking members of the General Assembly to study the bill's impact on city and county government funding and not approve the restriction on property tax increases in its current form. - photo by AL HACKLE/Staff
Statesboro City Council during its March 17 meeting by a 4-0 vote passed a resolution, for Mayor Jonathan McCollar to sign, opposing Georgia House Bill 1116, which would generally limit local property tax increases to 3% in a year, or to the national inflation rate if lower.