subject in Baldwin
Taxes and fees
24 related issues are currently assembled for this area.
Issues
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Habersham County’s prepaid property-tax proposal still lacks a recorded outcomeawaiting decisionHabersham Board Leaves Three Years of Property-Tax Refunds UnresolvedapprovedEsslinger Tax-Refund Request Leaves Habersham Board Action Unclearunder considerationDisabled veteran presses Habersham assessors for retroactive tax relief while challenging income requestunder considerationBaldwin’s higher proposed tax rates appeared on 2025 bills, but council action remains unclearawaiting decisionBaldwin’s 2025 tax-rate process still lacks a public record of final actionawaiting decisionBaldwin’s 2025 Millage-Rate Hearings Reach Fifth Session Without Recorded Outcomeawaiting decisionBaldwin taxpayers face a March deadline while 2025 rate approval remains undocumentedunder considerationBaldwin meeting record documents missed trash pickup, not a tax decisionunder considerationBaldwin Council Ratifies Banks County FLOST Agreement, but Terms Remain UnreleasedapprovedBaldwin Begins Tax-Rate Hearings Without a Documented Final Decisionunder considerationBaldwin Approves Banks County FLOST Pact, Setting $340,807 Distributionapproved
Meaningful Changes
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At its September 29, 2025 special called meeting, the council ratified the Banks County FLOST IGA as presented, by a 4-0 vote. The minutes also state that the city receives LOST distributions; they list consideration of a finance director position addition to the FY26 budget but do not document action on that item.Historical recordOn September 29, 2025, the Baldwin City Council ratified the Banks County FLOST intergovernmental agreement. The minutes record a 4–0 motion and state that Baldwin’s distribution would be $340,807, paid monthly like LOST distributions.Historical recordOn September 16, 2025, board members reviewed fairgrounds rental forms and the fee schedule while discussing possible discounted rates for shorter setup and teardown periods. No decision is stated.Historical recordAt 8:03 p.m. on Sept. 9, 2025, Legal Counsel Bubba Samuels opened Baldwin’s first public hearing on the 2025 millage rate and provided public-hearing guidelines.Historical recordLegal counsel opened the first of three public hearings on the 2025 millage rate at 8:03 p.m., and Joe Elam of 200 Sappling Place addressed the City Council.Historical recordBaldwin’s Sept. 9, 2025 agenda scheduled the first of three public hearings on the 2025 millage rate.Historical recordOn August 27, 2025, the county manager said county-side software issues had been resolved, while state-side software problems tied to House Bill 581 changes remained.Historical recordCommissioners voted 3-1 to approve the Habersham County Schools millage rate of 9.122, down from 10.354 in 2024, and authorized the chairman to execute the 2025 tax-year levy resolution, three PT-35 forms, and related transmittal documents.Historical record
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