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Council approves ‘blight tax,’ but mayor acts to minimize it
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Statesboro City Councilman Phil Boyum, left and Mayor Jonathan McCollar.
Statesboro City Council unanimously adopted a “blight tax” ordinance Tuesday. But its future was immediately placed in doubt when Mayor Jonathan McCollar announced he would reduce the penalty portion of the program from a seven-fold tax to 1% of the regular millage rate.
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