Whitfield Co. commission to hold public meetings over plan to raise property tax

Whitfield Co. commission to hold public meetings over plan to raise property tax

Commissioners are planning to raise the amount of money that the 2025 tax rate brought in by 23.18 percent over the rollback millage rate.

Property tax increase proposed by Whitfield County Board of Commissioners

WHITFIELD COUNTY, Ga. (WDEF) — The Whitfield County Board of Commissioners have announced a proposed property tax increase. They say it would be roughly 23 percent higher than the rollback millage rate. The commissioners say that their adopted budget requires this increase, as the rollback millage rate would not yield enough revenue. There will be three public hearings to discuss this increase. These will be next Friday at noon, and the followin…