07-08-2019, 09:44 PM
The state created economic development authorities because city and county governments cannot legally perform that function.
It is illegal because too many governments misused the funds.
Fleisch, Imker and Learnard refused to raise the DAPC funding to $150,000 from $20,000 because they said it was a waste of money, instead disbanding the authority. But have increased the donation to the FCDA to almost $150,000 a year, who have used the funds for non-Peachtree city purposes.
Now they are talking about cutting that amount and using the funds for Peachtree City economic development under their control.
Again, which they legally cannot do. It requires an Authority.
And remember they define building homes and retail as economic development when it is not.
They tried that before and failed because council cannot do economic development by state law.
Also remember if they do not rollback the millage rate to compensate for increased home values that is legally a tax increase.
http://fayette-news.net/ptc-budget-could...9-million/
It is illegal because too many governments misused the funds.
Fleisch, Imker and Learnard refused to raise the DAPC funding to $150,000 from $20,000 because they said it was a waste of money, instead disbanding the authority. But have increased the donation to the FCDA to almost $150,000 a year, who have used the funds for non-Peachtree city purposes.
Now they are talking about cutting that amount and using the funds for Peachtree City economic development under their control.
Again, which they legally cannot do. It requires an Authority.
And remember they define building homes and retail as economic development when it is not.
They tried that before and failed because council cannot do economic development by state law.
Also remember if they do not rollback the millage rate to compensate for increased home values that is legally a tax increase.
http://fayette-news.net/ptc-budget-could...9-million/