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I was reading an article yesterday about the financial challenges facing the new city of Milton, GA in North Fulton.  One characteristic of Milton is seen to be a contributor to their problems:

Only a small portion of the city is commercial property, which hurts the revenue base.

Those of you in Gwinnett who have bought into the anti-growth agenda and the candidates that back this idea should keep this in mind.  For those in District 3, Doug Stacks has raised this very point, that growth contributes to a strong tax base for the county government.  Do we want to find ourselves in a few years having to make similar choices as those in Milton?

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