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During the boom years, Jackson County’s tax digest grew massively as new construction and property values soared. Even in 2008, the county’s digest — that is the value of all taxable property in the county — grew by nearly eight percent.

But this year, a preliminary county report indicates the digest may grow by only one percent — and that may be a high estimate given the large number of assessment appeals being filed.

The deadline for assessment appeals is July 13. So far, 512 appeals have been filed.
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Some Jackson County property owners will be getting reassessment notices in the mail within the next week.

Chief tax appraiser Cathy Johnson said Tuesday that some 9,000 notices will be sent out in the coming days. Johnson said she has no way of determining how many of these are down in value and how many are up. [Full Story »] 

More Jackson Countians than usual filed a property tax return this year with the Jackson County Tax Assessor’s Office disputing the value of their property. Some 2,218 countians have challenged the value of their property this year following the rapid decline in the housing and real estate markets. [Full Story »] 

With two town hall meetings slated for the coming week, the head of Hoschton’s finance committee is calling for the town to impose a property tax to fund city expenses. [Full Story »] 

It’s a wonder that there are so many candidates running for the Jackson County Board of Commissioners. Who would want the job given the slowing of revenues and a county bureaucracy that continues to expand with a spending binge?
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