Some counties in Georgia do not require senior citizens to pay school taxes. The county in which we live does
We are 71 & 76 year old seniors , living on a fixed income that is below poverty level, and are still paying school taxes, with no children or grandchildren in the system. We are not against school taxes, but at our age(s), must we still continue to pay them? We receive propertry tax relief, but 95% of our taxes go to the schools. Why are senior citizens not exempt statewide rather than just a few select counties? We are under the assumption that with the lottery here in Georgia, those proceeds are utilized for the schools M & O's. Plus, the lottery proceeds go toward the Hope Scholarship. At what age, at what income level do you cease taxing the elderly for school taxes? Please explain the difference in the county policies and to whom we should speak within our county to not only get answers, but relief.
Thank you in advance for your consideration and prompt reply.
Sincerely,
Jeanne White and Judith Ashley
Harris County Georgia Senior Citizens
We are in a similar situation here is Lowndes County (South Ga.) About 70 cents out of our property tax dollar goes to the schools. Instead of raising our millage rate the tax assessors raised our appraisals !! But, this was only in my neighborhood---not the rest of the county! I have gone from paying $2,400.00 in 2006, to paying $5,195.22, in 2008. I appealed, I filed Property Tax returns, most of us in my "neighborhood" did, and was able to get about $45,000.00 off my appraisal, which translates into a "savings" of $77.71 on my tax bill!!!!! I agree, when will the Senior Citizens of Georgia have paid enough for school taxes? Why are only some counties exempt from school taxes? Why weren't our legislators, local and statewide, more on the ball in realizing that ALL Georgia Seniors deserved school tax exemptions? The problem is that the fox is guarding the hen-house! Anyone else out there feel the same way we do? Laura Minchew, Lowndes Cpounty, Georgia
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