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 the Aug. 27, 2025 special called meeting, commissioners approved the Habersham County Schools millage rate of 9.122 and authorized the chairman to execute the 2025 Tax Year Levy Resolution, three PT-35 forms, and other transmittal documents.Historical recordOn August 18, 2025, the Habersham County Commission approved a proposed 2025 general fund millage rate of 11.272. The motion carried 3-2, with Commissioners Tench and Harkness dissenting.Historical recordOn August 18, 2025, Habersham County commissioners approved bringing in consultants to assist with reevaluating commercial and industrial properties that had not been assessed properly.Historical recordAt its August 5, 2025 work session, the county considered language to call a November 4 referendum on up to $52 million in jail bonds and a continued 1% sales and use tax for six years, estimated to raise $75,937,510.Historical recordThe Board of Commissioners unanimously approved, 5-0, the SPLOST VIII (2026) intergovernmental agreement with Alto, Baldwin, Clarkesville, Cornelia, Demorest, Mount Airy, and Tallulah Falls.Historical recordOn July 21, the commission voted 4-1 to approve the county SPLOST VIII project list for drafting an intergovernmental agreement. Officials described it as a continuation of the current 1% sales tax, with projects focused largely on public safety.Historical recordAt its July 21, 2025 work session, the county considered focusing first on renewing its existing SPLOST before asking voters about an additional 1% FLOST. County Manager Sims said revenue projections used a 15-year lookback.Historical recordAt its July 21 work session, the commission discussed proposed SPLOST VIII priorities including public safety, jail needs and road resurfacing capacity.Historical record
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