NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE

The Elbert County Board of Education has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 0.92 percent. All concerned citizens are invited to public hearings on this tax increase to be held at Elbert County Board of Education, 50 Laurel Drive, Elberton, GA 30635 on Thursday, August 29, 2024 at 12:00 pm and 6:00 pm. Times and places of additional public hearings on this tax increase are at Elbert County Board of Education, 50 Laurel Drive, Elberton, GA 30635 on Thursday, September 5, 2024 at 12:00 pm. This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 14.00 mills, an increase of .128 mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 13.872 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $200,000 is approximately $9.98 and the proposed tax increase for nonhomestead property with a fair market value of $125,000 is approximately $6.40.