CITY OF LITHONIA
NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE
The Mayor and City Council of the City of Lithonia has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 4.64%. The increase will enable the City to improve the level of services provided to residents.
All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearing on this tax increase to be held at City Hall, 6920 Main Street on Monday, June 6, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. A third public hearing will be held at City Hall, 6920 Main Street on Monday, June 20, 2016 at 6:30 p.m.
This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 16.500, an increase of 0.732 mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 15.768 mills.
This proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $44,202 is approximately $13.00. The proposed increase on non-homestead property with a fair market value of $76,926 is approximately $23.00.
| NOTICE | ||||||
| The City of Lithonia does hereby announce that the millage rate will be set at a meeting to be held at the Lithonia City Hall, 6920 Main Street on Monday, June 20, 2016 at 7:00 PM and pursuant to the requirements of O.C.G.A. Section 48-5-32 does 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 2016 TAX DIGEST AND 5 YEAR HISTORY OF LEVY | ||||||
| INCORPORATED | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Real & Personal | $ 20,765,829 | $ 19,375,805 | $ 7,690,700 | $ 20,095,784 | $ 22,214,312 | $ 26,633,658 |
| Motor Vehicles | $ 1,615,590 | $ 1,690,000 | $ 1,853,380 | $ 1,554,440 | $ 981,640 | $ 794,580 |
| Mobile Homes | $ 176,149 | $ 117,094 | $ 117,094 | $ 93,990 | $ 93,990 | $ 93,990 |
| Timber – 100% | ||||||
| Heavy Duty Equipment | ||||||
| Gross Digest | $ 22,557,568 | $ 21,182,899 | $ 19,661,174 | $ 21,744,214 | $ 23,289,942 | $ 27,522,228 |
| Less M& O Exemptions | $ 545,059 | $ 562,008 | $ 552,462 | $ 526,915 | $ 536,850 | $ 550,863 |
| Net M & O Digest | $ 22,012,509 | $ 20,620,891 | $ 19,108,712 | $ 21,217,299 | $ 22,753,092 | $ 26,971,365 |
| State Forest Land Assistance Grant Value | $ – | |||||
| Adjusted Net M&O Digest | $ 22,012,509 | $ 20,620,891 | $ 19,108,712 | $ 21,217,299 | $ 22,753,092 | $ 26,971,365 |
| Gross M&O Millage | 15.205 | 16.552 | 17.869 | 17.869 | 17.000 | 16.500 |
| Net M&O Millage | 15.205 | 16.552 | 17.869 | 17.869 | 17.000 | 16.500 |
| Total City Taxes Levied | $ 334,700 | $ 341,317 | $ 341,454 | $ 379,132 | $ 386,803 | $ 445,028 |
| Net Taxes $ Increase | $ 6,617 | $ 137 | $ 37,678 | $ 7,671 | $ 58,225 | |
| Net Taxes % Increase | 1.98% | 0.04% | 9.94% | 1.98% | 13.08% | |