Latest news and alerts from the Douglas County Taxpayers Coalition in Georgia. http://douglastaxes.com Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:35:50 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://douglastaxes.com/content/view/164/200/ Tuesday, September 16, 2008, Douglasville voters will make a decision that will affect their property taxes for the next 20 years.   Voting YES on this $23 million property bond will increase your city property taxes. The total cost of 20 years of principal and interest has not been publicly revealed. Why did the... Blogs and Columns - Editorials Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:00:21 +0100 http://douglastaxes.com/content/view/163/200/ From: James Bell, Douglas County Taxpayers Coalition Dear DCTC Supporters, As you may know, advance voting is underway for the July 15 Primary Election. One important race this year is for Chairman of the Board of Commissioners. Igor Malanchuk (Igor2008.com (http://www.igor2008.com) ) is challenging the incumbent Tom Worthan (www.TomWorthan.net (http://www.tomworthan.net) ) in the Republican Primary. I am supporting... Blogs and Columns - Editorials Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:16:04 +0100 http://douglastaxes.com/content/view/162/184/ Have you received your property tax assessments from Douglas County? Has your assessment increase? You can appeal! You have a right to appeal the value to the county tax assessors either followed by an appeal to the board of equalization or to arbitration and in either case, to appeal to the Superior Court. If... News - Latest Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:11:48 +0100 http://douglastaxes.com/content/view/161/184/ Douglasville Ga.-April 18, 2008: James Bell, Director of the Douglas County Taxpayers Coalition (DCTC) (www.DouglasTaxes.com (http://www.douglastaxes.com/)) asked the Douglasville, Georgia City Council to move the proposed property tax bond vote from Tuesday September 16 to November’s General Election date. Bell made his views known at the Thursday night city council work session in response... News - Latest Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:20:03 +0100 http://douglastaxes.com/content/view/159/184/ Here in Georgia, the voices of taxpayers are being drowned out by taxpayer-funded lobbyists and special interest groups. The result: policies that are threatening to destroy the American Dream – higher taxes, government-run health care, out-of-control government spending, job-killing regulations, and endless red tape. But on Saturday, May 3rd, from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m., at... News - Latest Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:25:31 +0100 http://douglastaxes.com/content/view/157/184/ March 18, 2008 From James Bell, Director DCTC Hello, Thank you for your support of the Douglas County Taxpayers Coalition (DCTC). Last year was a busy time for us. We focused on the March 2007 $150 million school bond vote which voters approved. It’s difficult, but not impossible, to push back on school bonds. With... News - Latest Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:58:57 +0100 http://douglastaxes.com/content/view/156/184/ The Douglas County Taxpayers Coalition will host its first quarterly meeting of 2008. The public is invited to attend this informative meeting and share their thoughts concerning taxation. When: March 20, 2008 – 7:00pm (Dinner 6:30pm) Where: Hudson Hickory House BBQ (Bankhead Hwy Downtown Douglasville) Why: To discuss tax reform the 2008 Georgia Legislative Session –... News - Latest Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:47:02 +0100 http://douglastaxes.com/content/view/155/200/ by James Bell I received an anonymous E-mail from “John” concerning the www.DouglasTaxes.com “Tax Savings Calculator”. John’s concern was that the calculations were too aggressive. The numbers were too high. Here is what he said; I think your tax savings calculator is a little aggressive. At your current assumption the 1% sales tax would... Blogs and Columns - Editorials Sun, 06 Jan 2008 12:30:19 +0100 http://douglastaxes.com/content/view/154/184/ $9 million SPLOST windfall announced By Winston Jones Staff Writer Posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 1:20 AM EST The Douglas County Board of Commissioners (BOC) Tuesday unanimously approved a 2008 county budget of $99.6 million without discussion and revealed a windfall of more than $9 million in collections on the 2002 SPLOST (special... News - Latest Wed, 19 Dec 2007 07:12:26 +0100 http://douglastaxes.com/content/view/153/184/ Tax collections up for November By SHANNON McCAFFEY - Associated Press Writer -- Atlanta Georgia tax collections soared in November, stuffing state coffers and setting the stage for a battle over what to do with the cash when lawmakers return to the Capitol next month. Revenues rose $131 million - or 10.3 percent - over... News - Latest Mon, 10 Dec 2007 09:26:03 +0100