Group Honors Thompson For Improvements To Property Tax Appeals Process

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Senator Bruce Thompson last week received a Legislative Service Award from the Association County Commissioners of Georgia.

“I want to thank all of the talented individuals who work so hard on behalf of our counties and county governments,” Thompson said. “I am honored to receive this award as part of the common sense effort to make Georgia’s tax code less complicated.”

The award was given to the Republican state senator from White on Thursday, Nov. 5.

ACCG honored Thompson for the improvements to the property tax appeals process that will benefit local taxpayers that came through legislation he carried in the Georgia Senate. The legislation also made several changes that improve the administration and collection of property taxes.

“ACCG has worked with the legislature for the past three years to make changes to the laws regarding our state’s property tax system,” said ACCG Legislative Director Clint Mueller. “We are thankful to those who have worked with county elected officials to ensure this reform was realized, especially to Sen. Thompson for his work on this legislation in the State Senate.”

Formed in 1914, ACCG is a county association that works on behalf of county officials and their communities by providing public policy and legislative advocacy, leadership development, civic and community engagement initiatives, insurance and retirement programs that specialize in local government needs and other cost-saving programs.

Sen. Bruce Thompson represents the 14th Senate District, which includes portions of Bartow, Cherokee and Cobb counties. He may be reached at 404.656.0065 or by email at bruce.thompson@senate.ga.gov.

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