BREAKING: Athens property tax referendum defeated by voters
Published 8:00 pm Tuesday, August 25, 2015
All vote totals have been tabulated by city officials. There were 5,136 total votes cast, including 66 provisional votes that will have to be counted later. The turnout was 44 percent. The results are as follows:
Proposed 12 mills increase on each dollar from 2016-2045
Yes: 1,924
No: 3,368
Proposed general obligation bond issue
Yes: 2,163
No: 2,907