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Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Cal Warlick / On Gwinnett
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Your house is worth paying higher taxes for
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
During a history lesson on Gwinnett taxation, county administrator Jock Connell recalled a “painful” period.
It was 1998, Connell said. The state Department of Revenue had just slapped the county with a $400,000 fine for underestimating property values across the county.
Tax assessors launched a countywide property reassessment that would raise taxes across the board.
“It was a painful, painful process,” Connell said. “You do not ever want to do that again.”
Connell said the county tried to put the best face possible on the property reassessments.
“We called it a ‘value update,’ ” Connell said. “I don’t think anybody bought it.”
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