Over 99% of Georgia’s City Councils, County Commissions and School Boards fail to simply do the math.
Q&A With Peachtree Corners City Council Candidate David Proud – Patch.com
December 7th, 2011
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Q&A With Peachtree Corners City Council Candidate David Proud Patch.com The beautiful thing about Peachtree Corners' charter is that the millage rate is capped at 1.00. Anything higher than that requires referendum approval. Keeping the city as a limited government is both the responsibility of the council and the citizens ... |
Facebook SOTD: How are property taxes calculated? – WFXL FOX 31
December 5th, 2011
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Facebook SOTD: How are property taxes calculated? WFXL FOX 31 “Essentially, all you do is take the fair market value of your property, times 40 percent, which is the assessed value, multiply that by the millage rate and that is your answer,” says Denver Hooten, tax director for Dougherty County. Your millage rate ... |
County by county news for Sunday – Atlanta Journal Constitution
December 4th, 2011
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County by county news for Sunday Atlanta Journal Constitution Boyce said he began considering running for office about three months ago when the commission approved a millage rate increase. Boyce would have found other ways to balance the budget without raising taxes, he said. He joins former commission chairman ... |
EDITORIAL: Pick your poison – Rome News Tribune
December 4th, 2011
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EDITORIAL: Pick your poison Rome News Tribune If the sales-tax extension for basic unmet and required needs is not met via the SPLOST then it will simply be raised by kicking up the property-tax millage rate ... perhaps as much as doubling it. Voters can rant, swear, vow ballot-box revenge and so ... |
Atlanta council prepares for budget shortfall, healthcare talks – NeighborNewspapers.com
November 30th, 2011
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 NeighborNewspapers.com | Atlanta council prepares for budget shortfall, healthcare talks NeighborNewspapers.com Acting CFO Jim Beard said no millage rate increase is proposed for the upcoming fiscal year, a news release from the city stated. Other items discussed at the retreat include proposals to allow local governments to increase the E-911 fee, property tax ... |
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