subject in Habersham County
Taxes and fees
32 related issues are currently assembled for this area.
Issues
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Habersham airport panel weighs hangar-rent increase of at least 25%under considerationHabersham Hangar Wait-List Fee Remains Undecided After County Discussionunder considerationHabersham 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 considerationDemorest Drops Proposed Tax Increase, Adopts 6.593-Mill Rollback RateapprovedCornelia utility customers face proposed annual water and sewer increases through 2029awaiting decisionClarkesville’s 2026 tax rate remained unresolved after budget vote was placed on Oct. 6 agendaawaiting decisionClarkesville FLOST decision could shift part of property-tax burden to sales taxon ballotBaldwin’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 decision
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Mayor Harkness opened the October 21 public hearing on the tentative 7.16-mill rate; the minutes say no comments were made.Historical recordOn October 20, 2025, the Board of Commissioners scheduled consideration of a resolution authorizing the tax commissioner to receive and collect prepaid property taxes by taxpayer agreement and ratify existing and subsequent agreements.Historical recordOct. 16 special-called-meeting agendas scheduled public hearings and consideration of draft 2025 rates of 11.990 mills in the Habersham County area and 7.720 mills in the Banks County area, described as increases of 37.64% and 42.30%, respectively. The agenda packet included a draft resolution; it does not document council adoption.Historical recordOctober 16, 2025 special-called-meeting agenda records listed “Public Hearing 4 of 5” and “Public Hearing 5 of 5” for the 2025 millage rate. They do not state a hearing result or final action.Historical recordA Town of Tallulah Falls agenda packet included notice that the council intended to adopt a 6.000-mill rate per $1,000 of assessed value for 2025, above the 5.855-mill rollback rate. The notice characterized the difference as a 2.48% tax increase and stated that required advertising, notice, and hearing procedures had been met.Historical recordBaldwin’s Oct. 7, 2025 work-session agenda scheduled Public Hearing 3 of 5 on the 2025 millage rate. The agenda does not state a hearing outcome or council action.Historical recordThe council agenda scheduled discussion and a vote on the 2026 budget and millage rate for Oct. 6, 2025; it does not establish the council's eventual action.Historical recordA September 29, 2025 special-called-meeting notice listed the 2025 millage-rate public hearing as “Public Hearing 2 of 4.” The notice does not state a hearing result or final action.Historical record
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