DHA meeting last night

The Dunwoody Homeowners Association held the most informative meeting hosted so far regarding a new city of Dunwoody. Although the panel was not really balanced, several of the participants discussed the issue of potential tax increases.

In spite of the "reporting" in a local paper, the panel members supportive of Dunwoody cityhood admitted the potential of lawsuits over the HOST tax collections for the city. It was made clear that if the new city does not get the HOST tax, then Dunwoody will not provide the promised $1.5 million for the PCID infrastucture.

State Rep. Jill Chambers was handing out information about the challenges with collecting the HOST tax and the control of the PCID commercial district. I stood near her for a while as she handed out copies of the HOST laws and a letter from the Attorney General. You could clearly see the displeasure of both the DHA president and several city-hood supporters. Some people made rude comments but even more people thanked the Representative for providing additional information.

Although Senator Dan Weber was gracious (his mama obviously taught him some manners!), Rep. Fran Miller displayed an attitude and refused to acknowledge his colleague even after she greeted him several times. He was seen sitting in the audience with Commissioner Elaine Boyer.

Judge C.J. Becker did a great job asking questions as a moderator but few real answers were given. It seems that many people still have questions about the true costs of incorporation.