Augusta Leaders Cut Tax Rate to Help Offset Higher Assessments

Wednesday, August 30th, 2023

The Augusta Commission voted Tuesday to ease taxpayers’ pain after a jump in property assessments.

A special meeting took place a little after 11 a.m., where commissioners voted to adopt a rollback millage rate. This was done to soften the blow of recent property assessments in Richmond County, which went up on average by 40% in the past two years.

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