Property taxes rising

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Property taxes rising

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Thursday, August 12. 2010

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Pike schools' millage increases on bond debt and on maintenance and operations are necessary because of an artificially low millage on debt for three years and a decreased tax digest for determining M&O millage, schools finance director Kenneth Carter said last week.

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#1 David Shivers on 08/11/10 at 12:33 PM

This would make more sense to readers, I think, if the article explained what the millage increase will mean in actual dollar amounts, for example, what will the taxpayer owe if they have a $50,000 or $100,000 or $200,000 home, etc.

#2 Anonymous on 08/11/10 at 03:35 PM

Really??? Well that's just great...

#3 learn about taxes on 08/11/10 at 07:26 PM

That increase means about $8 a month increase in the school taxes on a 150,000 property. Not bad when Pike Co. Schools is the highest performing small school system in the state - check out the AYP scores of Pike vs. Butts, Lamar, Etc.....
Pike's students, teachers, and admin. are taking care of business.

#3.1 fat bass tard on 08/19/10 at 01:59 PM

also, not sure where you get your figures but from the BOE websites own figures, a $150,000 dollar home will see a $96.06 increase in property taxes for the BOE part alone. When you add in the BOC, we are looking at a sizable property tax increase for this year.

http://www.pike.k12.ga.us/files/news/FY11%20Millage%20Increase%20Help2.pdf

#4 Grim Reaper on 08/14/10 at 08:21 AM

More budget cuts on the way. Unimportant Pike personnel should be concerned.

#4.1 Anonymous on 08/19/10 at 12:53 PM

Do you mean Mike Duncan?

#4.1.1 fat bass tard on 08/19/10 at 01:08 PM

now that's some funny stuff right there...

#4.2 fat bass tard on 08/19/10 at 01:09 PM

but real bad when you consider we already pay more per child than the tuition at some of the better private schools in the area.

#5 The truth comes out on 08/19/10 at 04:18 PM

ATTENTION CITIZENS OF PIKE COUNTY. I have project for all those who can't decide if they should vote for the splost. Go to the Pike County Tax Assessors web site and click on the search records tab. Accept the statement and select how you want to search but I suggest you do it by name. A few years ago we all approved a program called conservation land use to give people in more populated areas a break on their property taxes if they kept them more or less natural. Well, check out all of the conservation land use going on in this county. Key in the names of your commisioners and supporters of the splost. The reason taxes in Pike County are going up is because property owners have decided they don't have to pay property taxes. If all these property owners don't have to pay, then I don't have to pay any more splost tax. Check out that commisioner who has the newspaper column whose middle name has become splost. I bet you can make up your mind now. NO SPLOST!

#5.1 Concord Resident on 08/20/10 at 07:59 AM

Speaking of which, tell me how a house is eligible for CUVA? What exactly is the house conserving?

If you have 11 acres then 10 acres can be kept in conservation use valuation assessment - the other one should not.

The acre the house sits on should be valued and taxed as usual.

#6 Shame on congress on 08/19/10 at 07:23 PM

Congress is jerking Roger Clemens around for lying to them about steriods while our nation is going down the septic tank. They wonder why they only have a 14% approval rating.

TOSS THE BUMS OUT OF OFFICE

They have their own Gold Insurance Plan, their own retirement plan, their own travel expense and work less than 6 months per year.

Congresswoman Waters has her nephew as Chief of Staff.

These crooks are screwing us good.

Local taxes continue to skyrocket.
Thank you Mangham, Willis, DON COLLINS, Swift and Tommy Powers. Mr. Powers we are tired of paying your health insurance.

#7 wtf on 08/19/10 at 07:36 PM

And where the crap is the stupid cookie dough money they are asking our kids to sell going ??? Is that money going to be deposited into the fund and then that amount reduced on or taxes ??? NOT !!!!!!!!!!

#8 Concord at Large on 08/19/10 at 09:46 PM

Not only does Don Collins not pay property taxes, key in the names of every vocal supporter of the splost, your land owning neighbors, tea party people and almost every elected offical in the county. How about that! Even the school board for heavens sakes! NO SPLOST AND NO TAX INCREASE!!!!!

#8.1 Pike Patriot Homeowner on 08/25/10 at 04:50 PM

There you have proof. Are as Rosevelt Willis says at comissiooner meatings, Da poof is n da puddin. I am not the Concord at Large, I'm not ever lardge.

IN GOD WE TRUST

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