Politics & Government
Cobb Millage Rate Stays the Same
JoAnn Birrell was joined by Commissioner Bob Ott in opposition to the vote.
The two Cobb commissioners who voted against a property tax increase last year voted against maintaining the rate at 11.11 mills.
“I couldn’t justify voting to keep it the same if I didn’t vote to raise it last year,” Commissioner JoAnn Birrell said, according to the Marietta Daily Journal.
The Board of Commissioners voted 3-2 to keep Cobb County’s property taxes as is.
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Birrell was joined by Commissioner Bob Ott in opposition to the vote.
Before the meeting District 2 Commissioner Bob Ott, who represents East Cobb and Smyrna-Vinings, told The Marietta Daily Journal he will vote against maintaining the same rate because it preserves last year's millage rate increase.
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The property tax rate will remain 7.72 mills for general fund, 3.06 mills for fire fund and 0.33 mills for debt service, according to the MDJ.
A mill is $1 for every $1,000 of assessed value.
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