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By Kayla Robins
krobins@forsythnews.com
Tax rates that apply to the Forsyth County
Schools system have tentatively been set at the
same rate as last year, though that results in a
slight increase in property taxes for residents.
When initially approved and advertised, the
Forsyth County Board of Education had a mill
age rate of 17.3 mills —the same as was
approved for the 2015-2016 school year.
Reassessments on homes had not come in yet,
though, and when they did they were higher than
was expected, said Rick Gunn, chief financial
officer for the school system.
“We can’t [tax] the value of the reassessment,”
Gunn said.
A rollback rate means the same amount of
property tax revenue will be collected as
approved for the prior year.
A millage rate is used in the formula to calcu
late property taxes. One mill equals $1 for every
SI,OOO in assessed property value, and assessed
value is 40 percent of the actual market price.
A rollback rate was an option for the board,
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expenditures
By Kelly Whitmire
kwhitmire@forsythnews.com
Forsyth County’s finance committee went into
a meeting on Thursday with an already balanced
2017 budget and proceeded to cut expenditures
even more.
For months, the committee and county staff
have met to refine and reduce budget items for
next year.
“We have worked through all of the items on
the list on both the new budget item list and the
capital replacement item list,” County Manager
Doug Derrer said. “What we bring to you today,
although it is heavily modified, is a balanced
budget.”
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A 14-year-old girl was killed
and three others — including a
female who is pregnant —
were injured in a car crash near
the Buford Dam Thursday eve
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The single-vehicle wreck
occurred at 6 p.m. Thursday on
the roadway leading to Lower
Pool Park off Buford Dam
Road, when the driver of the
1996 Toyota Camry lost con
trol of her vehicle, partially
overturning onto the driver’s
side and coming back onto all
four wheels before crashing,
Forsyth County Sheriff’s Cpl.
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By Kayla Robins
krobins@forsythnews.com
The Forsyth County Board of
Education said they want to keep earning
sales tax revenue and need to put a refer
endum up to voters.
If approved on the Nov. 8 ballot by
Forsyth County voters, a 1-percent sales and
use tax, called SPLOST, will be re-imposed
from July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2022.
Board members voted unanimously
Thursday to put the referendum on the
ballot.
A SPLOST approved in 2007 will end on
June 1, 2017, so this fifth SPLOST referen
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finished — approving the option on the
ballot in November would not increases
sales taxes more than they are now.
SPLOST V would be used to fund up to
about $35 million in capital outlay projects
and up to about $159 million for debt ser
vice retirements, said Rick Gunn, chief
financial officer for Forsyth County Schools.
A maximum revenue of about $195
million could be collected from this
SPOLST program, Gunn said.
Voters will have the choice to approve or
deny this SPLOST continuation on their
ballot when they vote for President and
local elected offices in November.
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