DeKalb Announces Proposed Property Tax Hike

DECATUR, GA -- DeKalb County's government announced Thursday a proposal to increase 2017 property taxes levied against a millage rollback. The proposed tax hike will be by 10.76 percent over the rollback millage rate, going up from 9.500 to 9.983 mills, the government said.

DeKalb said that of its seven tax levies, two are used to figure the rollback rate. "The other tax levies (police, fire, designated and two bond funds) when combined with general and hospital funds produce the benchmark tax rate. This rate is not proposed to increase, remaining at 20.810 mills. To get notified of more local news like this, click here to sign up for the Decatur Patch. Or find your Atlanta-area town here. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.

The method used to calculate the required rate does not consider offsets in those rates," the county said in a news release.

By law, three public hearings will be held to allow residents' voices to be heard on the proposed tax increase. The hearings will be held at the Manual J. Maloof Auditorium, 1300 Commerce Dr., Decatur, on June 27 at 10 a.m.and 6 p.m. and on July 11 at 10 a.m.

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