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THE JACKSON HERALD
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2023
Waites appointed to vacant
Hoschton City Council seat
By Ben Munro
ben@mainstreetnews. com
The Hoschton City Coun
cil on Thursday (Aug. 31)
appointed Sam Waites to
the vacated seat of Debbie
Martin, who resigned in late
August to run for mayor.
The council approved
the appointment with a 3-0
vote.
Waites will serve the re
mainder of Martin’s term,
which runs to 2024. He
will be sworn in during
Hoschton’s Sept. 14 council
meeting.
Waites’ appointment
came after Martin offered
her public support for Chris
tina Brown to fill the open
seat, announcing at the
council’s Aug. 21 meeting
that she’d nominated Brown
for the spot.
Waites’ addition now
gives Hoschton lour council
members through the end of
the year.
The council, which has
had four members resign
this year, will return to a
full seven-member council
(including the mayor’s seat)
Sam Waites
after the November elec
tions as Hoschton is slated
to hold five municipal races
(four for council, one for
mayor).
Progress continues at 1818 Brewing in Commerce
More scenes from community
helpers visit at Commerce
Commerce Primary
School students have
been learning about the
many ways Community
Helpers take care of the
community. Recently,
the students were able
to spend some time
with some of the local
Community Helpers.
Progress continues at
1818 Brewing Company
in downtown Commerce.
The project has faced a
number of delays, but the
brewery portion of the
building is now complete.
The business owners
hope to open the brewery
in early October.
“Great news, we have
finished with the brewery
build out,” the company
said on social media. “We
have one more license to
obtain now that the build
ing is complete. We ex
pect to start brewing beer
and hard seltzer within the
next few weeks. Still hop
ing for an early October
opening!”
1818 Brewing Company
is located in the old Oxford
Building, located on State
Street across from the
Commerce Civic Center.
Braselton earns A+ bond debt rating
Standard and Poor Glob
al Ratings raised its under
lying ratings from A to A+
on Braselton’s water and
sewage outstanding revenue
bonds, according to a press
release from the town.
“The upgrade reflects
our view of the system’s
improving all-in debt ser
vice coverage, which we
expect to stay consistent,
increasing unrestricted cash
reserves that will likely be
sustained based on planned
rate increases, and diverse
customer base, with signif
icant service area growth,”
the S&P report states.
“This is a fantastic rat
ing,” said Town Manager
Jennifer Scott, “and credit
goes to a number of em
ployees, system customers
and our team’s long-range
planning. We have a strong
finance and operations
team, and we have a loyal
customer base who enjoy
the benefits of our water/
wastewater systems.”
The town is planning a
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force the county to use a
system that mirrors how the
state now does its calcula
tions.
The lower ratio also has
financial implications for
local school systems whose
state funding revolves
around local digest data.
The low 31% ratio could
reduce the net amount of
state funds to some, or per
haps all, of the county’s
three school systems. That
would force the systems to
make up the income differ
ence from local property tax
revenues.
Arrest continued from lA
Department at 706-367-
5231 or the GBI Athens Re
gional investigative office at
706-542-7901. Anonymous
tips can also be submitted
by calling 1-800-597-TIPS
(8477), online at https://gbi.
georgia.gov/submit-tips-on-
line, or by downloading the
See Something, Send Some
thing mobile app.
wastewater treatment plant
expansion and has renewed
water purchase agreements
to plan for the future. The
water supply is expected to
suffice for a decade.
NOTICE
The Jackson County Board of Commissioners does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the
Jackson County Corthouse on Monday, September 18, 2023 at 6:00pm and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. § 48-5-32 does
hereby publish thefollowing presentation of the current year's tax digest and levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years.
CURRENT 2023 PROPERTY TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY
u
N
UNINCORPORATED
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Real & Personal
1,667,671,079
1,766,333,206
1,853,245,334
2,140,021,135
2,364,963,267
3,300,312,842
I
N
C
Motor Vehicles
32,435,090
27,795,850
25,581,170
21,805,118
20,707,630
24,292,640
V
Mobile Homes
5,020,410
5,111,603
5,223,703
4,301,664
5,373,836
8,296,922
0
A
L
U
Timber -100%
368,014
400,284
250,190
318,256
564,352
139,604
R
Heavy Duty Equipment
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
E
Gross Digest
1,705,494,593
1,799,640,943
1,884,300,397
2,166,446,173
2,391,609,085
3,333,042,008
R
Less Exemptions
328,344,613
326,667,326
333,835,859
315,014,275
369,056,423
585,673,230
A
NET DIGEST VALUE
1,377,149,980
1,472,973,617
1,550,464,538
1,851,431,898
2,022,552,662
2,747,368,778
E
D
R
Gross Maintenance & Operation Millage
13.9000
13.9000
13.9000
11.9000
11.8360
12.2880
A
Less Rollbacks (Local Option Sales
A
T
4.4840
4.7340
4.9500
3.8400
3.9500
6.1170
R
E
Tax & Insurance Premium)
E
NET M&O MILLAGE RATE
9.4160
9.1660
8.9500
8.0600
7.8860
6.1710
TAX
NET M&O TAXES LEVIED
$12,967,244
$13,501,276
$13,876,658
$14,922,541
$15,949,850
$16,954,013
INCORPORATED
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
I
N
C
Real & Personal
1,580,189,060
1,721,509,125
1,953,257,285
2,285,769,069
2,679,266,842
3,894,794,484
Motor Vehicles
18,209,430
15,848,600
13,760,770
11,876,660
11,283,710
12,729,960
O
V
Mobile Homes
1,676,124
1,706,232
1,712,059
1,707,912
1,896,701
2,639,731
R
A
Timber -100%
15,107
4,937
46,140
0
0
38,820
0
U
Heavy Duty Equipment
0
0
0
0
0
0
R
E
Gross Digest
1,600,089,721
1,739,068,894
1,968,776,254
2,299,353,641
2,692,447,253
3,910,202,995
A
T
Less Exemptions
331,759,464
374,593,436
360,550,264
394,402,504
481,051,545
975,216,895
E
NET DIGEST VALUE
1,268,330,257
1,364,475,458
1,608,225,990
1,904,951,137
2,211,395,708
2,934,986,100
D
R
Gross Maintenance & Operation Millage
13.9000
13.9000
13.9000
11.9000
11.8510
12.3430
A
A
Less Rollback (Local Option
R
2.9670
3.0870
3.4530
2.4120
2.5900
4.5950
E
Sales Tax)
A
NET M&O MILLAGE RATE
10.9330
10.8130
10.4470
9.4880
9.2610
7.7480
TAX
NET M&O TAXES LEVIED
$13,866,655
$14,754,073
$16,801,137
$18,074,176
$20,479,736
$22,740,272
TOTAL COUNTY
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
\
TOTAL DIGEST VALUE
2,645,480,237
2,837,449,075
3,158,690,528
3,756,383,035
4,233,948,370
5,682,354,878
\
TOTAL M&O TAXES LEVIED
$26,833,899
$28,255,349
$30,677,795
$32,996,717
$36,429,586
$39,694,285
\
Net Tax $ Increase
$1,421,450
$2,422,445
$2,318,923
$3,432,868
$3,264,699
Net Tax % Increase
5.30%
8.57%
7.56%
10.40%
8.96%
Commerce Primary School students with local firemen during Community
Helpers day events.
Pendergrass
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10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and none on
Sundays; neighborhoods could
do a neighborhood sale under
their HOA; and all year sales
would be required to get a per
mit from city hall before being
held.
Nuisance Ordinance: Pen
dergrass agreed to limit grass
to 6 inches in height before a
homeowner is warned or cited.
There are also limits on junk
cars in yards or cars being re
paired in yards in residential
areas, both of which would
violate the nuisance ordinance;
violators will be warned before
being issued a citation.
Door-to-door salesmen: The
council agreed to limit the time
for door-to-door salesmen to
10 a.m. to 6 pm. Each sales
man must register at city hall
and show identification. Police
officers patrolling the city will
monitor and respond to calls
about salesmen.
Noise: The purpose of an or
dinance will be to keep noise in
the city to a minimum and po
lice officers are to use discre
tion when responding to noise
complaint calls.
Tattoo Parlors: Tattoo par
lors are regulated by the State
and county health departments.
Pendeigrass will regulate tat
too parlor signs and advertise
ments through zoning regula
tions still to come.
CITY OF JEFFERSON
CURRENT TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY
HEARINGS TO BE HELD AT JEFFERSON STATION MEETING ROOM
1000 WASHINGTON STREET
9-11-2023 AT 6:00 PM
AND 9-25-2023 AT 6:00 PM
The City of Jefferson does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the Jefferson Station Council
Meeting Room on Sept. 25, 2023 at 6PM and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-32 does hereby publish the following
presentation of the current year's tax digest and levy, along with the history of the tax digest and levy for the past five years. Values
subject to change due to Public Utilities Assessment and any outstanding appeals. A copy of the proposed FY24 General Fund Budget can
be found on the City of Jefferson website at www.cityofjeffersonga.com or at Jefferson City Hall.
CURRENT 2022 TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
Real & Personal
772,955,525
849,745,745
921,762,398
1,036,474,951
1,156,825,769
1,636,945,668
Motor Vehicles
8,960,750
7,549,180
6,667,800
5,669,160
5,303,230
5,806,320
Mobile Homes
63,590
82,568
73,703
72,863
76,471
117,112
Timber - 100%
0
0
0
0
0
0
Heavy Duty Equipment
0
0
0
0
0
0
Gross Digest
781,979,865
857,377,493
928,503,901
1,042,216,974
1,162,205,470
1,642,869,100
Less M&O Exemptions
128,708,848
168,147,895
140,483,151
181,340,584
205,060,382
423,235,368
Net M&O Digest
653,271,017
689,229,598
788,020,750
860,876,390
957,145,088
1,219,633,732
Gross M&O Millage
8.513
8.513
8.237
8.050
8.295
7.425
Less Rollbacks
2.613
2.763
2.652
2.750
3.033
2.903
Net M&O Millage
5.900
5.750
5.585
5.300
5.262
4.522
Total Taxes Levied
$3,854,299
$3,963,070
$4,401,096
$4,562,645
$5,036,497
$5,515,184
Net Taxes $ Increase
$237,848
$108,771
$438,026
$161,549
$473,853
$478,686
