Proposed Fire Dept. Funding Under Scrutiny

Some citizens see a proposal for Dunwoody to get a new fire department funded -- by increasing the fire millage  -- as really a tax increase with no public vote, Reporter Newspapers says.

Dunwoody City Councilman Denny Shortal at Monday's meeting was quoted in the piece as saying: “To give us up here the ability to raise [fire] taxes 20 percent, I don’t agree with that. We need to keep a close eye on that.”

According to the report, Dunwoody Charter Commission, tasked with reviewing the city's charter, has taken steps related to the matter of fire protection, including voting in favor of the city council to increase the fire millage by up to 20 percent, with no public vote, to pay for the department.