In the video clip shown below Kathryn Rice, Imagine Greenhaven, advocates that franchise fees and  taxes are not the same thing in her argument that taxes in the proposed Greenhaven will not go up. Both will come out of the pockets of the citizens of Greenhaven just in a different manner. Taxes are paid directly would be paid directly by Greenhaven citizens and franchisee fees would be collected by utilities, such as Georgia Power and Comcast, then passed on to Greenhaven citizens through those companies on your monthly bill.