Some Whitfield County residents are criticizing a special taxing district they said goes against the voters’ wishes and diverts tax money to benefit developers.
Meanwhile, supporters of the proposal believe the economic incentives will help spur growth in an area of the county that is not attracting investors.
“It’s been quite the fight,” Whitfield County resident Vicky Quinn Alt said in a phone call. “We thought when voters didn’t vote the (proposal) up, that would be the end of it. Little did we know, they can bring it right back up. Truth is, it goes against what voters wanted.”
In 2021, Whitfield County voters rejected giving the county Board of Commissioners power to create tax allocation districts, which capture added tax revenue generated by a development to support that development.