BOE proposes one mill tax increase

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Monday, September 10. 2012
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At a called meeting on Sept. 5, the Banks County Board of Education unanimously approved a proposed one mill increase in the 2012-13 millage rate.

The proposed increase will raise the millage rate to 14.508.

Finance director Mike Beasley gave a presentation prior to the vote. Beasley advised the board that the county tax digest went down and exemptions are up.

Beasley compared the Banks County millage rate to several nearby counties. Jackson County is 18.9, Madison County is 16.99 and Franklin County is 14.868.

Beasley told the board that the value of one mill in 2011-12 was $536,320 and for 2012-13 the value of a mill is $528,870.

Insurance costs for the school system increased over $250,000 for the 2012-13 school year and the system faced austerity reductions of $2.1 million, Beasley reported.

The millage rate increase proposal will be advertised in the Banks County News and public hearings will be held over the next several weeks.
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#1 tax payer on 09/11/12 at 07:31 AM [Reply]
There they go again rasing our taxes.
#2 concerned on 09/11/12 at 02:37 PM [Reply]
Here we go again, raising taxes in hard times. My insurance rate also raised this year, but was denied a pay raise due to the lack of bussiness at our store. The economy still has not picked up, but I'm forced to pay for my county's short commings! Why is that just landowners always get taxed for schools etc, etc..? There should be a fair tax, so that everybody shares the burden,not just landowners. Just fed up!!!!!!
#3 Anonymous on 09/13/12 at 10:58 AM [Reply]
Banks County once again wants more for less. Raise the taxes while property values are down? Why not get some businesses into all these empty buildings. At least the planning and development director has the bright idea. How about giving people a reason to come into Banks County. Currently there are none other than passing through while going to Athens or the Outlets in Jackson County. Don't punish the citizens because you have failed as a board of commissioners. If I were a business I wouldn't locate here either. We have a lack of high speed fiber optic lines in "zoned industrial areas", no sewer and water in those areas, a sub-par fire service consisting of a few paid folks and a bunch of wahoo randy rescues, and no infrastructure to support a major industry. Fix the problems, don't tax the citizens. Maybe there wouldn't be a complaint about the taxes if there were services being provided.
#3.1 Anonymous on 09/17/12 at 07:19 AM [Reply]
It is not the board of commissioners raising your taxes it is the BOARD OF EDUCATION that is raising your taxes.
#3.2 Anonymous on 09/17/12 at 09:52 AM [Reply]
Keep in mind that this is the Board of Education raising your school tax and NOT the board of Commissioners. The commisioners have absolutely NO control over the BOE.
#3.2.1 Anonymous on 09/25/12 at 02:27 PM [Reply]
The county commissioner needs to get some large business in Banks County, because Jackson getting them all and the people moved into our county and the kids goes to our school system more move in more taxes
will have to be raise.I commend our Board of Education they are doing a great job. I don't mind paying taxes on school beacuse our kids are getting a good education.Move to another county and see what you will pay.
#3.2.1.1 Anonymous on 10/04/12 at 11:17 AM [Reply]
I hope they get a better English education than you did. Please use spell check. You did more damage for the education system that you did good. I will move somewhere else if my kids write like you after my BOE taxes keep getting raised.
#3.2.1.1.1 Ummm - Moving Sale? on 10/16/12 at 05:41 PM [Reply]
You'll have to rent the moving truck outside the county. But get ready, have your phone on speed dial cause those idiots on the Board of Education are hell bent on taxing property owners into poverty, homelessness, and buggie carts.
#3.3 Anonymous on 10/15/12 at 09:07 AM [Reply]
We do not need any big businesses in Banks County. This has always been a farming county and that tradition should continue. Let these businesses go to other counties. They just cause conflict and pollute.
#3.3.1 Farming Community????????? on 10/19/12 at 03:06 PM [Reply]
We don't need big business in Banks County? We are not a farming community. We have Farming Communities in Banks County, but as a whole, we are far from it. The largest income our county has outside of the property taxes collected is from large businesses who send sales tax, and bring revenue to the county. As long as we push the businesses out of the county by being unattractive to growth, the property taxes will continue to rise, the FARMS will continue to be foreclosed on, and the citizens will continue to leave. When that happens, we will be stuck with huge liabilities from past growth that is no longer needed and held hostage by rising cost of government operation.
Until the vocal minority in this county is pushed to make decisions for the citizens of the county that benefit each and everyone of us, instead of running the moral compass needle through the heart of our counties economic well being, we are beset to suffer more hardships and less prosperity.
If the vocal minority would consider for one second that a large business would bring jobs, visitors, tax revenue, and related growth into a county that has had no increase in revenue (a decrease actually we can't even say we are holding) and over 10 percent increase in operating cost.
Where will you be when the tax man cometh, I hope tradition can keep him off your door step.
#4 Anonymous on 10/24/12 at 04:07 PM [Reply]
Wish I could vote to give myself a raise. Unfortunately, I must make cuts in my budget and work with what I have. I believe our government should make the same choices.
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