Local Governments Suffer Under Bad Legislation
Bad legislation like Rep. Edward Lindsey’s property assessment freeze will force local governments to temper millage rollbacks or even increase rates when they might normally remain stable:
The next several years could be lean ones for Morgan County as actions by state legislators come home to roost.
County Finance Director Mia Wilson and County Manager Michael Lamar painted a potentially grim picture for the county at the commissioners’ regular meeting Tuesday, telling elected officials that revenues from ad valorem taxes after this year will be frozen. At the same time, the state of Georgia has not specified in its budget when and from where county reimbursement funds for the new Forest Land Protection Act (FLPA)-an estimated $900,000 the county was expecting to receive from the state-will appear.
County struggles to balance budget | Morgan County Citizen Online
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