By Elliott Brack | Those of you who don’t like to pay high property taxes ought to be pleased you don’t live in New Jersey. That state has the distinction of having the highest property tax in the nation. Residents of that state pay property tax at a rate of 2.13 percent. Property tax owners in Georgia pay at a rate of 0.87 percent, right in the middle (25th) of all the states.
By Elliott Brack | Gwinnett County Commissioners can avoid raising taxes in future years, even with a growing budget, if they will take a step now to ensure fairness among the county taxpayers. That’s because real property owners of Gwinnett are being reassessed this year, meaning most everyone will soon see an increase in their taxes. Property tax notices went out last week, but that tax was based on the previous year’s assessments.
“Hang on to your hat. Hang on to your hope. And wind the clock, for tomorrow is another day.”
– American Writer Elwyn Brooks (E.B.) White (1899-1985), author of Charlotte’s Web.
Gwinnett Forum publisher Elliott Brack suggests that Gwinnett County needs a long-range list of continuing objectives for improving the county. His list:
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