Monday, June 27, 2011

Public hearings on proposed milage rates

Comissioner Rader announces an opportunity to comment on proposed millage rate increases:
DeKalb County will host public hearings to discuss a proposed increase in property tax rates on Tuesday, July 5 at 10 a.m. and 6 p.m., and on Tuesday, July 12 at 10 a.m. in the Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Drive in Decatur.

The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners has tentatively adopted millage rates, which will require an increase in property tax rates as listed below.
                               2011    Rollback Rate       % Increase

    Atlanta                    10.39       8.938            16.25%
    Avondale Estates           15.41      13.464            14.45%
    Chamblee                   13.71      12.223            12.17%
    Clarkston                  15.06      13.242            13.73%
    Decatur                    10.82      10.087             7.27%
    Doraville                  13.60      12.607             7.88%
    Dunwoody                   13.35      11.357            17.55%
    Lithonia                   15.33      13.280            15.44%
    Pine Lake                  15.61      13.541            15.28%
    Stone Mountain             13.90      12.980             7.09%
    Unincorporated             19.62      18.017             8.90%
    
Countywide Debt                 1.08       0.647            66.92%
Unincorporated Debt             0.66       1.631           -59.53%

This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 21.36 mills in the unincorporated area, an increase of 4.50 mills.

These millage rates are prior to the application of the Homestead Exemptions and credits from the Homestead Option Sales Tax. In 2010, the Board of Commissioners granted a 56.6 percent HOST Credit for County operations and maintenance based upon the use of 97.3 percent of last year’s HOST receipts. In 2011, the Board of Commissioners has voted to use 80 percent for the HOST Credit.

The hearings are open to the public and citizens are encouraged to attend.

Quote above comes from

http://www.commissionerrader.com/reader-county-news/items/public-hearings-on-rate-increase-set-for-july-5-12.html

H/T DecaturMetro,