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Homestead Tax-Relief Credit on the Chop Block

IT'S LOOKING GRIM for Greater Rome property-tax bills next year.

With House Speaker Glenn Richardson now talking up the permanent elimination of the homestead tax-relief credit, after Gov. Sonny Perdue supposedly temporarily erased it this year to deal with the state's budget crisis, its survival could be in deep trouble. The generally saner heads in the Senate, also dominated by Republicans, may have difficulty holding their ground against the combined force of a lame duck governor (who doesn't seem to care much anymore about the damage he's doing) and a would-be gubernatorial candidate who believes you can fool all of the people all of the time.

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Douglas County Election Results

Congratulation to those who won and thank you to those who offered their service. Good luck to those in a run off. A special thanks to the voters for the record turn out. And last but not least… Thank you to the poll workers who made this election possible.

Douglas County Election Results: Click Here! 

State Election Results: Click Here!  

 
Douglas County Property Tax Appeals

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 you wish to file an appeal, you must do so in writing no later than 45 days after the date of the notice. If you miss the dead line, your right to appeal will be lost for this year.

To file an appeal contact: Lynn Corkill or Benny Waldrop at 770-920-7228

 

Property Tax Guide For The Georgia Taxpayer

Taxpayer Bill of Rights

(SB 177, Act 431, 1999 Session)

Act 431 was signed April 30, 1999 with a January 1, 2000 effective date.

 

The bill has two main thrusts:

·        prevention of indirect tax increases resulting from increases to existing property values in county due to inflation,

·        an enhancement of an individual property owner's rights when objecting to and appealing an increase made by a county board of tax assessors to the value of the owner's property.

 

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DCTC Says NO to Douglaville's Special Election

Douglasville Ga.-April 18, 2008: James Bell, Director of the Douglas County Taxpayers Coalition (DCTC) (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 to agenda item 8.1 to adopt a resolution on for a referendum on a General Obligation Bond to pay for the proposed “Public Safety and Municipal Court Building”.

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Tax Summit May 3rd
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 the 755 Club located inside Turner Field in Atlanta , you can do something about it, by joining Congressmen Tom Price and Phil Gingrey, Secretary of State Karen Handel, State Senator Chip Rogers, national anti-tax activist Grover Norquist, and Americans for Prosperity President, Tim Phillips with hundreds of citizen leaders from across Georgia, at Americans for Prosperity Foundation’s Defending the American Dream Summit .

REGISTER TODAY and help send a powerful message to the politicians, the special interest, and the media that we’ve have had enough of out-of-control government spending and taxation which threatens our prosperity.

The cost is only $29, $15 for students, and $60 for families. Registration includes free parking and lunch.

Sincerely,

Jared Thomas
 
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