WHITFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION
Analysis of 5 Year Tax Digest and Millage Rate Recommendation
The Whitfield County Board of Education does hereby announce the mileage rate will be established at a meeting to be held at the Central Office Building Ave, 1306 S. Thornton, Dalton, Georgia - on August 17, 2017 at 7:00 p.m., and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. 48-5-32 do 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
CURRENT 2017 TAX DIGEST AND 5-YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY
Digest Year 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
Real & Personal (includes utilities) 1,714,439,911 1,703,420,996 1,760,339,869 1,812,237,768 1,847,476,2571,957,063,521
Motor Vehicles 180,124,190 205,912,020 178,100,780 111,548,290 91,134,060 73,522,310
Mobile Homes 17,744,873 15,986,501 15,652,596 15,311,982 15,282,604 15,862,111
Timber 100% 864,810 270,044 291,532 388,574,407,219 125,522
Heavy Duty Equipment 96,000 275,416 585,133 585,133 838,975 537,832
Gross Digest 1,913,269,787 1,925,864,707 1,954,969,910 1,940,071,747 1,955,139,115 2,047,111,296
Less M&O Exempt 366,079,685 366,473,996 401,054,666 427,786,229 461,665,936476,805,356
Net M&O Digest 1,547,190,099 1,559,390,711 1,553,915,244 1,512,285,518 1,493,473,179 1,570,305,940
Forest Land Grant Value
Adjusted Net M&O Digest 1,547,190,099 1,559,390,711 1,553,915,244 1,494,031,532 1,570,869,073
Net M&O Millage 18.756 18.756 18.756 18.756 18.756 18.756
Net Taxes Levied 29,019,097.00 29,247,932.00 29,145,234.00 28,374,784.00 28,022,055.00 29,463,220.00
Net Taxes Levied $ Increase (Decrease) 4,743,992.00 228,835.00 102,698.00 770,450.00 352,729.00 1,441,165.00
Net Taxes % Increase 19.54% 0.79% 0.35% 2.64% 1.24% 5.14%
Less 2.5% Collection Fee Withheld by County Government (725,477) (731,198) (728,631) (709,370) (700,551) (736,581)