Friday, October 27, 2000
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Friday, October 27, 2000 |
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Tax bills are in the mail By JOHN THOMPSON Residents checking their mail this week may have discovered Coweta County's annual present property tax bills. County Tax Commissioner Tommy Ferrell said taxes are due Dec. 15 this year. Most of the county's residents will see a slight decrease in their taxes this year because the local governments dropped their tax rates. The Coweta County Board of Commissioners lowered its rate for the eighth straight year. Residents in the incorporated areas of the county will pay 6.20 mills, down from last year's 6.26. Residents in the unincorporated county will pay 5.21 mills, down from last year's 5.27. A mill is one dollar per thousand dollars of a home's assessed value, which is 40 percent of its market value minus any exemptions. Some residents have written letters to local papers criticizing the county for not rolling back the rate even more. "I don't apologize for fiscal conservatism," said Commissioner Robert Wood. County Administrator Theron Gay said five years ago the unincorporated rate was 5.75 mills. The Coweta County Board of Education lowered its millage rate for maintenance and operation to 17.87 mills, down from 17.88. Ferrell also reminds property owners that tax bills are mailed to the owner of record as of Jan. 1 of this year. People who purchased property after Jan. 1 more than likely became responsible for payment of 2000 taxes at closing and should contact the previous owners or the tax commissioner's office for their tax bills. Tax bills can either be mailed to the tax commissioner's office at 22 East Broad Str., Newnan, or dropped by the office.
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