Responding to a significant jump in property values as determined by 2023 assessments, community members in Chattooga County have been organizing to help their fellow property owners file appeals.
Chattooga County Concerned Citizens started about a year ago, said Andy Allen, one of the group’s founders. He said group members are trying to do the right thing for their neighbors facing what could be a significant increase in property taxes.
“We’re educating people on how to do this, because most people have never appealed,” their property tax assessment, the Chattooga County resident said in a phone call.
The deadline to file a property tax assessment appeal is Aug. 21.
Ben Housch, another Chattooga County Concerned Citizens founder, said the group is helping people on a 1-on-1 basis, but members are also hosting a meeting to help with appeals from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Lyerly Community Center at 29 Alpine St. in Lyerly, Georgia.