Chatt and Schley Voters Pass New Sales Tax

\fs20 Property owners in Chattahoochee County and Schley County should see a break in their taxes in the future, thanks to voters in both counties overwhelmingly approving a new local sales tax - FLOST - in the recent election. Chatt. Co. voters passed it by a margin of 297 to 76, while Schley voters passed it by a margin of 483 to 102.
Unlike in many other small, rural counties, the county commissioners in both counties decided not to opt out of House Bill 581. Now, they are poised to lower property taxes - or at least limit increases - in the future (and in the case of Chattahoochee, potentially eliminate them).
FLOST stands for Floating Local Option Sales Tax. It is a one-percent sales tax that counties in Georgia who didn't opt out of the bill can impleme...