Sherman v. Atlanta Independent School System

NAHMIAS, Justice.

This case involves the use of local school taxes for general redevelopment purposes following our decision in February 2008 interpreting the Georgia Constitution’s Educational Purpose Clause in Woodham v. City of Atlanta, 283 Ga. 95 (657 SE2d 528) (2008); the subsequent amendment to the Constitution’s Redevelopment Powers Clause in November 2008; and the repeal and reenactment of the statutory Redevelopment Powers Law in April 2009. Appellant John S. Sherman argues that our holding in Woodham, where we concluded that the proposed use of school taxes to fund bonds for the City…