Tag Archives: Budgets

WHAT IS THE MILLAGE RATE IN JASPER COUNTY?

Posted on April 20, 2024 by taxdogs

April 20, 2024 So most of you have seen your new VALUE assessment on your property. This is NOT your tax bill, but the “estimated tax figure” at the bottom of the assessment is what your tax bill will be … Continue reading →

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PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS & APPEALS–UPDATE

Posted on April 30, 2022 by taxdogs

PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENTS & APPEALS April 30, 2022Thursday evening a group of 75-85 people attended a meeting on how to appeal their property values. For those of you that didn’t attend, this is an update on what happened.  For those of … Continue reading →

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WHY IS JASPER COUNTY DIFFERENT?

Posted on February 9, 2020 by taxdogs

February 9, 2020 WHY IS THE GEORGIA GOVERNOR CUTTING THE STATE BUDGET BY 6%,  BUT THE JASPER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS KEEP FINDING WAYS TO SPEND MORE MONEY, ADD MORE DEBT, AND CONTINUE TO RAISE OUR TAXES?      

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YOUR PROPERTY TAX BILL IS READY—ARE YOU?

Posted on July 29, 2018 by taxdogs

July 29, 2018 You know, our tax commissioner, Angela Walsh, is on the ball.  While searching online today, I realized that the Jasper County tax bills are already on the Tax Commissioner’s website.  If you want to see how much you … Continue reading →

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TRAMMELL CALLS OUT CITIZEN AFTER COMMENTS AT PUBLIC HEARING ON FY17 BUDGET

Posted on June 13, 2016 by taxdogs

June 13, 2016 Does Chairman Trammell call out people that speak in hopes of discouraging any public participation? The first public hearing on the FY 17 budget was held this morning at 9:00AM.  After going through the consolidated worksheet for … Continue reading →

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911 “MANAGEMENT” OF SPLOST FUNDS CONTINUES TO HAUNT COUNTY WITH OVERRUNS

Posted on May 26, 2016 by taxdogs

May 26, 2016  Following is “an explanation” by Mike Benton, County Manager, to the Jasper County BOC about the overruns in 2012 SPLOST spending by 911.  Keep in mind this “explanation” is by someone who wasn’t there in 2011 or … Continue reading →

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OUR EVER INCREASING PROPERTY TAXES and PROPERTY VALUES

Posted on April 25, 2016 by taxdogs

April 25, 2016 Have you received your new property value assessment?  How much did it go up this year?  How much did it go up last year?  How much more property tax are you paying compared to the property tax … Continue reading →

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THOSE VICIOUS RUMORS OR THOSE BLATANT LIES ABOUT ANIMAL CONTROL?

Posted on May 14, 2015 by taxdogs

May 13, 2015 Last night at the BOC meeting we weren’t sure if Gene Trammell had lost his mind or just can’t remember from one day to the next what he says. He started the meeting this way, “Nobody ever … Continue reading →

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BOC USES NEW MATH TO DEFEND BUDGET

Posted on July 7, 2014 by taxdogs

July 7, 2014 Don’t let the BOC misrepresent the recent property tax increase by using “new math” to explain it.   The expenditures shown in the new FY15 budget are $1,000,000 more than the FY14 budget. The BOC raised your … Continue reading →

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CITIZENS FILE INJUNCTION TO STOP DISMANTLING OF MONTICELLO POLICE DEP’T

Posted on July 4, 2014 by taxdogs

July 5, 2014 On Wednesday, July 2nd, Chief Judge William Prior, Jr. held a hearing on an injunction filed by Jackie Bell Smith and Molly Pompey of the SCLC to stop the dismantling of the Monticello police department (MPD). The … Continue reading →

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