Savannah Mayor Edna Jackson said she did not know whether city taxes would have to be increased as a result of the $6.4 million reduction in revenue under Wednesday's agreement. "I think it's the best possible offer we could get at this point," he said.Ĭounty officials had argued the additional revenue was needed to help cover an estimated $10 million increase in jail operation costs next fiscal year, in addition to about $114 million in countywide services Chatham provides.Ĭity officials said the county's proposal to reduce Savannah's share to about 48 percent would have cut revenue by about $12 million a year, requiring a property tax increase of about 26 percent to make up the difference. It was also clear that Adamson was reluctant to make the large adjustment the county had been seeking, Scott said, although he was sympathetic to Chatham's position. Scott said Adamson thought the city's proposal was too low and the county's was too high. Adamson would have had to select either the city's or county's proposal as presented if an agreement had not been reached. The deal was reached after senior Superior Court Judge Robert Adamson pushed the two governments to compromise on Tuesday during the second day of a hearing held to resolve the dispute. Commission Chairman Al Scott said he would finalize the agenda this morning. The Savannah City Council is expected to consider the agreement today, while the county commission may discuss it during its meeting Friday. Pooler and Port Wentworth will receive increased amounts, while Garden City's share will decrease, as a result of population shifts. The remaining portion of the tax revenue would be split among the seven smaller municipalities. Currently, the cities pay Chatham a daily $35 reimbursement rate to house inmates.
Thirteen of the 20 times Fort Pulaski has recorded a tide of 10 feet (3.05 meters) have happened since 2015, including twice during this month's event, the weather service said.The county will lose about $1.3 million a year by agreeing to accept all costs for the incarceration of municipal inmates at the county jail. Rising sea levels is leading to more frequent flooding, meteorologists said. Sunday's high tides were the culmination of four days of rising ocean water pushed ashore by both winds from a strong autumn storm offshore and periodic King Tides when the moon's location causes the water level to increase. The high water closed dozens of roads in downtown and caused the city to cancel its Veterans Day parade scheduled for Saturday. The Sunday high tide in Charleston Harbor reached 8.51 feet (2.59 meters), which is the 10th highest level in the century of recording at that site, the weather service said. Highway 80 from Savannah to Tybee Island, officials said. The water shut down several roads, including U.S. The other three higher levels happened in tropical storms or hurricanes including the record of 12.56 feet (3.83 meters) in Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. It was the fourth-highest tide in the 85 years the gauge has been in place. Sunday morning's high tide reached 10.45 feet (3.19 meters) at Fort Pulaski, just east of Savannah, Georgia, the National Weather Service reported. Scientists have said data shows the unusually high tides and the flooding of roads that come with it is happening more frequently as sea levels rise with global warming. A strong storm off the Southeast coast combined with periodic higher tides Sunday, causing coastal flooding that approached levels rarely seen outside of hurricanes along the South Carolina and Georgia coasts, officials said.
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