REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S CLUB

ANNOUNCEMENTS

UPCOMING TRASH PICK-UPS!

We have signed up with the city of Douglasville to beautify Arbor Place Blvd., which is the road leading into the mall from Chapel Hill Rd.
We have 4 scheduled pickups:
Friday, 9/8/2023 Friday, 12/8/2023 Friday, 2/9/2024 Friday, 5/10/2024
It would be wonderful to have a team of 4 or 5. If you'd like to help, please message us! There is a waiver that must be signed beforehand.

All pick-ups will have materials provided and will begin at 10 a.m.

We can park near the old Logan's Roadhouse.

Thank you in advance for helping us keep our community beautiful!

Trash Pick-Up Sign-Up

BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSIONS:


*UPDATE 8/15/23:  The Public Hearing on tax rate increase has been changed.  This is not what the board had originally posted.

"The Douglas County Board of Commissioners has tentatively adopted a 2023 millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 2.50 percent.

All concerned citizens are invited and may speak at the public hearing on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. regarding this tax increase to be held in Citizens Hall at the Douglas County Courthouse at 8700 Hospital Drive, Douglasville, GA 30134.

Time and places of additional public hearings on this tax increase will be held Wednesday, August 30, 2023, at 10:00 a.m. to be held in Citizens Hall at the Douglas County Courthouse at 8700 Hospital Drive, Douglasville, GA 30134.

This tentative tax increase will result in the millage rate remaining the same at 12.563 mills, an increase of .307 mills.  Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 12.256 mills.  The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $200,000 is approximately $25 and the proposed tax increase for non-homestead property with a fair market value of $225,000 is approximately $69."

The BOC work session will be on Monday, Aug. 14th at 10am.
You can speak about anything at this meeting.

The BOC meeting will be on Tues., Aug.15th at 6pm. You can only speak about agenda items at this meeting. You should be there 15 minutes early to sign up to speak. These are held at the courthouse.

There will be three tax increase hearings to set the millage rate because the county wants to increase taxes 11.13%. These will be held at the courthouse.If you want to complain about taxes, this is a good time to do it.

Tues., Aug. 15th at 10am
Tues., Aug. 15th at 6pm.
Thurs. Aug. 24th at 10am.

There will be a Board of Education work session on Mon. Aug. 14th from 6-8.The actual meeting will be on Aug. 21st from 7-8pm.

There will be 3 tax increase hearings for the school tax increase of 2.37%. These are held at the school administration building on Veteran's Memorial Hwy.

Aug. 14th at 6pm
Aug. 21st at 8am
Aug 21st at 7pm.

You do not have to sign up to speak at Public Hearings. The state requires all governments who increase taxes to hold 3 public hearings.
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