APS to Push for Sales Tax Renewal

From Patch Staff Reports

The Atlanta School Board voted Monday night to ask voters to renew a 1-cent sales tax for school construction and other capital needs, according to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution report.

The proceeds could be used to build a new Buckhead elementary school. Mayor Kasim Reed is likely to oppose the tax renewal, The AJC said. 

The decision, made Monday by board members as part of two unanimous votes, will require voters in November to determine whether to extend the sales tax for another five years, the newspaper reported. The board's stance puts it at odds with Reed, who has said the system should drop or greatly reduce its use of the sales tax when it expires next year.

Here is the link to the AJC article.