County keeps property tax rate the same, but bills may go up

Jamie Jones The Whitfield County Board of Commissioners did not raise your 2009 property taxes, but your bill still may go up. The state Legislature, at Gov. Sonny Perdue’s recommendation, did not fund the Homestead Tax Relief Grant this year, meaning most taxpayers will see between a $50 to $175 property tax increase. Commissioners Monday night approved by 4-0 a 5.061 millage rate for 2009, the same as last year. A mill is an amount of tax paid per $1,000 of assessed property value. This year, the county is expected to collect $16.6 million in property taxes, down from $16.9 million in 2008. “I think it’s very important for the taxpayers to realize that the increase (in their tax bill) comes from the governor and the Legislature by not funding the credits and not anything this board has done as far as millage or budgetary... [read full story]                    

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