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COLUMBIA COUNTY, Ga. (WJBF) – The Columbia County School District Board of Education has published a notice alerting residents of a property tax increase.
According to the notice, the Board of Education has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 12.20%.
Officials say that the tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 17.350 mills, which is an increase of 1.887 mills.
So in other words, the proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $200,000 is approximately $150.96 and the proposed tax increase for non-homestead property with a fair market value of $550,000 is approximately $415.14, according to officials.
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The Board of Education will be hosting three public meeting hearings to allow residents to comment on whether the School District’s millage rate should be subject to a rollback.
The three public hearings are:
- June 29th at 4 P.M. – Grovetown High School, 2110 Warrior Way, Grovetown, GA
- July 11th at 5:30 P.M. – Board of Education Building, 4781 Hereford Farm Road, Evans, GA
- July 25th at 6 P.M. – Board of Education Building, 4781 Hereford Farm Road, Evans, GA
To read the entire published notice, read below:
