With the approval of the 2011 budget by the Gwinnett County Commission on Tuesday, the stage has been set for a property tax increase later this year. Although numerous factors influence the imperative to generate additional revenue, I invite you to consider the following: 1. Since 2005, the year that the economic downturn really kicked [...]
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Another Tax Increase Probable in Gwinnett
Posted by BobG on January 5th, 2011
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Trim the Cost of Government, Not Services
Posted by BobG on December 15th, 2010
Incensed by the plan to cut library funding and subsidies to non-profits in the 2011 budget, Gwinnett residents peppered the County Commission with comments on Tuesday night. To be approved at the first BoC meeting in January, the budget includes a 15% reduction in funding for libraries and cuts the dollars to subsidize county human [...]
Gwinnett Commission Uses 2009 Tax Hike to Balance 2010 Budget
Posted by BobG on August 18th, 2010
In December 2009, the GDP reported on the county’s plan to use the 2009 tax increase for unfunded liabilities rather than to pay for the fire stations, police officers and youth athletics as had been promised. Gwinnett Finance Director Aaron Bovos had told the Engage Gwinnett committee of the plan just days after the Commission [...]
Lower Property Value, But Maybe No Lower Tax Bill
Posted by BobG on April 9th, 2010
The AJC reports that Gwinnett County has adjusted the assessed value of tens of thousands of residential properties downward: The vast majority of the 120,000 residential property notices issued in the first batch will show an average value decrease of 17 percent or $35,000 of market value, Pruitt said. The sum of all decreases for [...]
