Banks County taxpayers can make early payments on their property tax before the bills are sent out.
The property tax bills have not been sent out yet because the tax digest has not been completed. However, taxpayers may go by tax commissioner Margaret Ausburn’s office and pay the same amount of taxes they owed last year. This amount will be deducted from the bills when they are sent out and the taxpayers will only be billed for any increases.
What's new???
This has been happening for at least the past 4 years.
Every time I have to "pre-pay" my property tax bill, it causes confusion with my mortgage company and inconvenience to me. Haven't the taxpayers of Banks county endured this gross incompetence long enough? Isn't there any one within the Banks county government with enough intelligence to correct this problem? Someone needs to be held accountable...and sooner better than later.
As for the BOC & tax hikes, those who run the county should have enough sense to stagger their fiscal year so this year-end conflict (if it exists at all) can be avoided.