City officials say increasing the hotel/motel tax from 5 percent to 8 percent could help pay for proposed trails and parks in Perimeter Center, outlined in this map. The large pink area signifies Perimeter Mall. (City of Dunwoody)
A Jan. 30 receipt from the Starbucks at 6001 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs shows the 8 percent city of Atlanta sales tax applied. Starbucks said it has since fixed the issue to charge the correct 7 percent tax.