Columbia County school leaders to host public meetings for millage rates
EVANS, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Columbia County Board of Education will host three public hearings to allow people to discuss if the district’s millage rate of 17.35 should be subject to rollback.
In July of 2022, the board approved the lowest millage rate for Columbia County since 2012.
The board has tentatively adopted a millage rate that will require an increase in property taxes by 12.20 percent, according to officials.
School leaders say this proposed increase will result in a millage rate of 17.350, an increase of 1.887. Without this proposed tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 15.463.
The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $200,000 is around $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 the school board.
The board will meet throughout June and July to set a millage rate to fund the 2024 budget.
PUBLIC HEARINGS
- July 11 at the Columbia County Board of Education building at 5:30 p.m.
- July 25 at the Columbia County Board of Education building at 6 p.m.
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