Flowery Branch City Council is voting tonight on a plan to use special tax district money for downtown improvements, an effort that has raised concerns within Hall County government. In a Nov. 21 email to Commissioner Billy Powell obtained through an open records request, County Administrator Randy Knighton addressed a question that had been raised over whether the council can use up to $225,000 in tax allocation district money to buy 2.72 acres at 5318 Railroad Ave. and 5404 Church St. “The (state) Redevelopment Powers Law allows TAD funds to be used for the acquisition of property,” Knighton wrote. “Further, (one section) of the same law identifies real property assembly costs as acceptable redevelopment costs associated with a TAD. “Use of TAD funds, as contemplated by Flowery Branch, is consistent with both the Redevelopment Powers Law and the city’s (intergovernmental agreement) with Hall County government.”