By Nancy Badertscher
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia Politics
March 16, 2010
The Georgia House reversed itself Tuesday and passed local legislation calling for a November election on extending DeKalb County’s property tax freeze.
The five-year freeze on assessments is set to expire next year.
The bill, sponsored by Rep. Fran Millar (R-Dunwoody), would extend the freeze indefinitely if voters approved. An amendment, expected to be proposed in the Senate, would change the bill so the freeze extension would sunset in five years, Millar said.
The measure sparked a rare, local-bill floor debate Thursday, showing some residual bitterness over passage last year of legislation that ultimately led to the creation of the city of Dunwoody.
After that debate, the bill fell 13 votes short of the necessary 120 for passage. It passed Tuesday 144 to 23 despite some requests for delay.
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