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Forsyth County schools set millage rate public hearings

To ensure adequate tax revenue to support Forsyth County schools, public hearings on a tentative millage rate of 17.30 mills are scheduled for July 14 and 21 at the Forsyth Board of Education. FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT via Facebook
To ensure adequate tax revenue to support Forsyth County schools, public hearings on a tentative millage rate of 17.30 mills are scheduled for July 14 and 21 at the Forsyth Board of Education. FORSYTH COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT via Facebook
By David Ibata
July 9, 2020

A tentative millage rate that would result in a 1.79% property tax increase is the subject of three public hearings this month before the Forsyth County Board of Education.

Hearings are scheduled for 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. Tuesday and 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, at the Forsyth Board of Education Central Office Building, 1120 Dahlonega Highway, Cumming.

The proposed millage rate of 17.30 mills, unchanged from last year, would represent an increase of 0.305 mills above the rollback rate, the school district said. It would result in an additional $45.14 in taxes for a home with a fair market value of $375,000, and $39.65 for a non-homestead property of the same value.

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