The Muscogee County School Board announced Wednesday it plans to opt out of a new law that caps home taxes, but will take input on the issue from residents in the coming weeks.
Columbus residents who care how much money they pay in property taxes on their home might want to attend one of these public hearings the Muscogee County School District Board will conduct:
- Jan. 13 at 5 p.m.
- Jan. 21 at 6 p.m.
- Feb. 10 at 5 p.m.
- Feb. 18 at 6 p.m.
All the hearings will be in the Muscogee County Public Education Center , 2960 Macon Road in Columbus, as part of the board’s monthly work session or meeting.
Georgia law requires such hearings to be conducted when local government taxing authorities plan to opt out of the statewide adjusted base year ad valorem (more commonly known as property) taxes for homestead exemption, which voters approved as Amendment 1 on the ballot during the November 2024 election.
Passage of that amendment limits tax increases by only the rate of inflation on properties with a homestead exemption . A homestead exemption reduces the amount of taxes homeowners are assessed on their property if it’s their legal residence.