subject in Demorest
Taxes and fees
17 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 considerationDemorest Drops Proposed Tax Increase, Adopts 6.593-Mill Rollback Rateapproved
Meaningful Changes
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Officials said city project lists had to be finalized and the intergovernmental agreement approved before the commission could vote on the agreement and a referendum resolution, requiring a special called meeting.Historical recordAt its July 1, 2025 workshop, the City Council identified a proposed annual fire fee of $308 per property, projected to generate $508,100.Historical recordOn June 30, 2025, the Habersham County Commission approved Resolution 2025-06-004 amending the FY 2026 fee schedule, 4-1. Commissioner Harkness dissented.Historical recordOn June 16, 2025, the county manager told commissioners the tax digest had not arrived because of Tax Assessors Office data-conversion issues with WinGap and state programming problems related to House Bill 581. He said staff were seeking cuts to stay within estimated revenue; the general fund was about 4% higher while the total budget across funds was down $4 million.Historical recordOn June 10, 2025, staff provided the Board of Assessors with Family Promise of White County’s Tax Year 2025 exempt-property application for parcel 040-157 and recommended denial. The excerpt does not record a board decision.Historical recordOn May 29, 2025, the recreation board approved corrected changes to its fee schedule by a 4–0 vote after a motion by Peggy Fortson and a second by Angela Haughton.Historical recordMembers discussed applying $150 of a park-rental balance upfront as a reservation deposit, rather than an additional fee, to encourage follow-through. They requested that the payment be called a “Reservation Deposit.”Historical recordOn May 29, 2025, the body approved a corrected HCPR fee schedule, 4-0, including language reserving HCPR’s right to require standby staff for an event when necessary.Historical record
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