Forsyth County officials are planning no increase in the county’s millage rate this year, but say that collections will be up due to growth in the tax digest. With commissioners not planning to roll back the rate to the level that would offset an inflationary increase, three public hearings will be held.
Officials plan to hold the maintenance and operations rate level at 4.642 mills, keep the fire rate at 1.975 and maintain the bond levy at 1.419. Those rates will fund the 2018 budget, which is in the preliminary stages of being prepared. The tax digest is projected to grow by 7.66 percent. That means taxes levied this year will be 3.85 percent over the rollback rate and that some property owners who have been reassessed may see their tax bills rise.
The required public hearings before commissioners are set for 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. July 6 and 6 p.m. and July 20. All three will be in the commissioners meeting room at the Forsyth County Administration Building, 110 E. Main St., Cumming.
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