How much are you going to pay?
In Georgia, you only pay property taxes on 40 percent of your total property value (assuming you don’t qualify for other exemptions). So if an assessor says your house is worth $100,000, you will pay taxes on $40,000.If you are in an incorporated part of the county, the millage rate is 10.940 per $1,000 of assessed, taxable property. That means you would pay about $437.60 in property taxes. (10.940 x 40)
While property values throughout Walker County are going up by $56 million, that jump is more than offset by Commissioner Bebe Heiskell’s decision to decrease the tax rate.
Overall, according to the digest released last week, Heiskell plans to receive about $11.4 million in property taxes for the new fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1. This year, the county received about $12 million.
To offset this, Heiskell slashed $600,000 from the county’s general fund expenses for the new fiscal year.
She did not return a call seeking comment last Wednesday. But on Facebook, Heiskell hit back when a commenter criticized her financial management.