SPOTLIGHT: Alpharetta seeks answers behind ‘zero-value’ property

Dozens of parcels in Alpharetta slipped past tax assessments last
year, leaving the city, the county and Fulton Schools with no way
to collect tens – possibly hundreds – of thousands of dollars
owed in taxes.


The properties, both commercial and residential, are primarily
associated with recent development in the city. They were removed
from the tax rolls when the Fulton County Assessor’s Office
changed their status to “deactivated” because their lots were
reconfigured.


We sat down with the reporter who broke the story, Pat Fox, to
give us the story behind the story.