Public Hearings Set For Property Tax Increases For Oconee County

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners will hold three public hearings over the next month on a proposed 4.19 percent property tax increase in the unincorporated parts of the county and 5.01 percent increase in the four cities in the county.

The property tax increases result from the decision of the Board of Commission to maintain the millage rate of 6.686 in the unincorporated parts of the county and 7.656 in the incorporated areas at a time when assessed value of property is increasing.

Commission Chair John Daniell announced the required public hearings at the Board of Commissioners meeting Tuesday night.

The first hearing will be at 6:30 p.m. on July 11, followed by additional hearings at noon on July 25 and at 6:30 p.m. on July 25. All of the hearings will be at the Commission Chamber in the Courthouse in Watkinsville.

Daniell also announced that the Board of Commissioners will hold a Town Hall Meeting at 6:30 p.m. on July 13 at Oconee Veterans Park, 3500 Hog Mountain Road.

Finally, Daniell announced the resignation of John Gentry as director of the Oconee County Department of Parks and Recreation. Gentry has served the county for 17 years, Daniell said.

For details of the story, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Chair John Daniell with Commission Mark Thomas on his left.