City announces property tax increase

The City of East Point has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes of 6.85 percent, due to property values increasing, according to a press release.

Even though the city is proposing to drop the millage rate from 15 to 13.89 mills, the increase in values results in a property tax increase.

All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on this tax increase 6:30 p.m. Aug. 6 at the city Annex Building, 3121 Norman Berry Dr. East Point.

Additional public hearings on this tax increase will be 6 p.m. Aug. 13 and 6:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at the same location.

This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 13.89 mills, an increase of 6.85 percent. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 13.00 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $150,000 is approximately $57.

Information: eastpointcity.org practice runs of their routes. Parents must respond to the IC message in order for their children to ride the bus.

The information is also available at https://www.fcboe.org/ Page/3366.

Bus drivers will be at the schools’ open houses this week to meet students and distribute information.

Register: 770-461-0813 or email register@fayss.org (include name, phone number and event title). Fayss.org

■ Lee Haney, eight-time Mr. Olympia and former chair of the President’s Council on Fitness. 11 a.m. Aug. 11. Free. Fayette County Public Library, behind the Fayette County administrative complex, southwest corner of Highways 85 and 54, Fayetteville. Haney will give a brief talk and fitness demo after which he will sell and sign copies of his newest book “Fit at Any Age.” Proceeds from the book sales will benefit the Friends of the Fayette County Public Library, the nonprofit group whose sponsorship makes this event possible along with many other library programs and services throughout the year. 770-461-8841, FayetteCountyGa.gov/public_library