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McNair High School students rush to collect money during a school pep rally Oct. 4.
Photo provided by YSavage Instagram.
Warrant issued for rapper accused
of assaulting student
BY TAYLOR ROBINS
Taylor@dekalbchamp.com
DeKalb County School
District (DCSD) is currently
investigating an incident
involving a rapper who
allegedly punched a student
at a McNair High School
homecoming pep rally Oct.
4.
DCSD police have
issued an arrest warrant
for 19-year-old Cortez
Caldwell, otherwise known
as the rapper Lil Trip, for
charges of battery and
disorderly conduct. The
warrants were turned over to
the DeKalb County Sheriff’s
Department Oct. 8.
An Instagram video
posted the same day as the
incident shows a group of
entertainers performing
on the basketball court for
McNair students seated in
the bleachers. About 20
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DEKALB COUNTY AUCTION
Saturday, October 26, 2019 • 10 a.m. EST
Over 250 units available at ADESA Atlanta, including:
Cars • Trucks • Heavy-duty trucks • Heavy-duty equipment
Heavy equipment trailers • Pallets of office furniture, surplus materials and more!
Preview inventory online at ADESARigs.com, in person on Friday, October 25 from 9
a.m.-5 p.m. EST and on the morning of the sale at 8 a.m. EST.
Call 770-357-2179 for more information.
Looking for more inventory? Check out these public auctions at ADESA Atlanta: Oct. 17, Nov. 21 and Dec. 19.
Purchase fees waived for residents of DeKalb County and DeKalb County Government employees with proof of
residence or valid employee ID. Bidders must register according to auction guidelines.
ADESA
Atlanta
ADESA Atlanta • 5055 Oakley Industrial Blvd • Fairburn, GA 30213
Police investigating
motorcycle fatality
BY TAYLOR ROBINS
Taylor@dekalbchamp.com
A motorcyclist was
killed after the motorcycle
crashed into a utility
pole Oct. 8, according
to the Chamblee Police
Department.
At approximately 7
p.m. the motorist was
traveling east on Chamblee
Dunwoody Road near
Connemara Drive in
Chamblee, when the
individual lost control
of a 2016 Yamaha FZ09
in a curve and struck a
telephone pole.
The motorcyclist was
thrown from the motorcycle
and was pronounced dead
at the scene.
Chamblee Police
Department’s Special
Operations Traffic Unit is
investigating. The DeKalb
County medical examiner
responded to the scene
and is assisting with the
investigation.
The identity of the
motorcycle operator is
being withheld pending the
notification of next of kin,
according to the Chamblee
Police Department.
CITY OF BROOKHAVEN - CALL OF SPECIAL ELECTION
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTIONS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
AND DISABLED PERSONS
PER HB 647-ACT #167
HEREBY TAKE NOTICE OF THE CALL OF A SPECIAL ELECTION: THE CITY OF BROOKHAVEN
has requested the DeKalb Board of Elections to call a Special Election to be held at the time of the general
election of the City on November 5, 2019, for the purpose of placing before the qualified electors residing
within the limits of the City of Brookhaven, a referendum increasing the existing homestead exemption
for senior citizens and disabled persons to $160,000.00 through five annual increases. This Call for a
Special Election is made pursuant to the Georgia Constitution, Art. 7, Sec. 2, Paragraph II; Ga. L. 2012,
p.5527 as amended by House Bill 647, passed by the Georgia House of Representatives on March 26,
2019 and the Georgia Senate on April, 2, 2019; and Brookhaven Resolution 2019-05-02. House Bill 647
amended the Act incorporating the City of Brookhaven by revising subsection (b) of Section 5.09 of Ga. L.
2012, p. 5527 to read as follows:
“(b)(1) Each resident of the City of Brookhaven who is disabled or is a senior citizen is granted an exemp
tion on that person’s homestead from City of Brookhaven ad valorem taxes for municipal purposes in the
following amounts for the following tax years:
(A) For tax year 2020 - $43,200.00 of the assessed value of that homestead;
(B) For tax year 2021 - $72,400.00 of the assessed value of that homestead;
(C) For tax year 2022 - $101,600.00 of the assessed value of that homestead;
(D) For tax year 2023 - $130,800.00 of the assessed value of that homestead; and
(E) For tax year 2024 and all subsequent tax years - $160,000.00 of the assessed value of that
homestead.
(b)(2) The exemption granted by this subsection shall only be granted if that person’s income, together
with tne income of the spouse who also occupies and resides at such homestead, does not exceed
$15,000.00 for the immediately preceding year. The value of that property in excess of such exempt
amount shall remain subject to taxation.”
This amendment is conditioned on the approval of the majority of qualified electors residing within the
limits of the City of Brookhaven by referendum presented as part of the Special Election to be held on No
vember 5, 2019. Georgia Constitution, Art. 7, Sec. 2, Paragraph 11(a)(1). The ballot for the Special Elec
tion on November 5, 2019 shall have written or printed thereon the words:
“Shall the Act to incorporate the City of Brookhaven be amended so as to increase the current
homestead exemption for senior citizens and disabled persons from $14,000.00 to $160,000.00
through five equal annual increases?”
“( ) YES
( ) NO”
All persons desiring to vote for approval of the amendment to the Act shall vote “Yes,” and all persons
desiring to vote for rejection of the amendment shall vote “No.” If more than one-half of the votes cast on
the referendum are for approval, the amendment shall become of full force and effect on January 1,2020.
If the Act is not so approved or if the election is not conducted as provided in this section, the amendment
shall not become effective, and the amendment shall be automatically repealed on the first day of January,
2020.
The polls will be open on Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, 2019 from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
