FULTON COUNTY, GA — Improvement’s to Fulton County’s embattled jail could be paid for by a property tax hike being proposed.
Under the plan, property taxes would increase an average $156 a year for a Fulton County home valued at $400K.
That would amount to $32M next year for consent decree expenses that the county commission approves.
The decree took effect after a DOJ investigation found conditions at the jail were unconstitutional and deplorable.
The proposal also calls for cuts to all department and agency budgets by 1% to fund more staffing at the jail.
Some commissioners raise questions about whether the money’s being spent effectively.