Subject
Taxes and fees
1,796 collected facts are classified here under Government spending.
Issues
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Disabled 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 ballotCarnesville approves rentals for park pavilion and picnic sheltersapprovedBaldwin’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 Unreleasedapproved
Meaningful Changes
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On May 12, 2026, the Board of Assessors unanimously approved recommended Conservation Use Valuation Assessment applications for Tax Year 2026 for properties under 10 acres.Historical recordAt its April 28, 2026 public hearing, the Cornelia Water Authority considered a rate study calling for annual increases of 5.5% for water and 5.3% for sewer from 2027 through 2029 to reach a 1.2 operating ratio. The study accounts for a $30 million wastewater-treatment-plant improvement financed with a 30-year bond at 4.25% interest.Historical recordOn April 14, 2026, Mayor Armour told the Council that Ken Bryant was preparing a draft proposal and that he would arrange a meeting once it was complete.Historical recordThe Franklin County Board of Assessors agenda scheduled consideration of vehicle appeals involving Susan Alexander Poe and Christopher Michael Duncan on April 8, 2026.Historical recordOn March 19, 2026, the council approved a $250 fee for each building inspection charged to builders and contractors.Historical recordOn March 12, 2026, the board unanimously approved Conservation Use Valuation Assessment applications for tax year 2026 for properties under 10 acres that appraisal staff recommended for approval.Historical recordThe clerk certified that the Stephens County Board of Commissioners duly adopted a March 10, 2026 resolution concerning the November 4, 2025 referendum to reimpose a 1% sales and use tax and issue general-obligation debt secured by its proceeds.Historical recordOn March 10, 2026, Alto approved a $2 across-the-board garbage fee increase, inspection and minimum permit fees up to $75, and a busted-meter fee up to $350.Historical record
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