Kết quả từ mức trung bìnhFair Market Value x 40% = Assessed Value

Assessed Value x Millage Rate* = Tax Amount (in dollars)

Example

Kết quả từ mức trung bình$100,000 x 40% = $40,000

Kết quả từ mức trung bình$40,000 x .026427 = $1057.08

*The millage rate is the tax rate determined by the Board of Commissioners and the Board of Education.

The Tax Assessors' Office maintains records of all properties (real and personal) within the county, including, but not limited to the current property owner and fair market value.  The Board of Tax Assessors directs a staff of appraisers to obtain and review all characteristics of each property within the county to insure the accuracy of the property record.  These records are maintained by a staff of appraisal clerks.  Each year, the compilation of these records results in a tax digest.

The Tax Assessors' Office is also designated to receive property tax returns for real and personal property.  They also accept applications for exempt property, preferential agricultural assessment, conservation use valuation and Freeport exemption.

Kết quả từ mức trung bìnhA "threshold" level of service is needed countywide, but a higher level of service is needed in the urban and suburban areas. At this time, the utility's service area encompasses only those unincorporated urban and suburban areas where the immediate needs are greatest. The County will continue to pay for the threshold level of service from general tax revenues.

This map shows the "Service Area" that has been defined as the utility service area. Generally, it encompasses Martinez and Evans within the Reed Creek, Jones Creek, Betty's Branch, and Euchee Creek watersheds. This area has been most severely impacted by recent urban and suburban development.

Important information concerning your Annual Stormwater bills. The upcoming billing period is for the months of October 1, 2018 - September 30, 2019 and will be mailed out October 1, 2019. The due date for this bill is October 15, 2019. If you have purchased the property after October 1, 2018 this bill reflects the amount owed after the purchased date. Likewise, if you sold the property before September 2019, this bill reflects the amount owed before the sell date.

Click this link to pay your Stormwater bill.

Kết quả từ mức trung bìnhThe benefits of a conservation easement include:

• The property remains in private ownership, allowing current owners to live on the land, manage it, leave it to their heirs, or sell it to someone else. Depending upon current tax code, a conservation easement can be utilized to lower the amount of estate taxes due from heirs.
• The property owner is eligible for federal and state income tax reductions if the easement is permanent, meets conservation purposes, and is donated to a qualifying organization. Although there is no acreage requirement for a conservation easement, the IRS determines whether or not lands qualify as a charitable gift, thereby providing federal tax incentives to the property owner. The lands must be certified by the Georgia Department of Natural resources in order for the property owner to receive a state income tax credit. Please visit the Georgia Land Conservation Program’s for the most current tax credit information.
• Property taxes are often lowered. A property owner can ask the county tax assessor’s office to re-asses the value of the land once a conservation easement is completed.

The most notable loss a property owner will endure is the lost potential for development.  During the process of entering into a conservation easement, there will most likely be a variety of fees, including, but not limited to, accountant, appraisal, attorney, and surveyor fees. Also, easement holders have the right to request a stewardship fee be paid to them by the property owner to assist in monitoring the land and ensuring the restrictions placed by the easement are being followed.

The purpose of conservation easements include protecting natural, scenic, and open-space property; assuring availability of land for agricultural, forest, recreational, and open-space use; maintaining or enhancing air/water quality; and preserving historical, architectural, archeological, or cultural aspects of the property.

Kết quả từ mức trung bìnhA conservation easement is characterized as a flexible means of permanently protecting land.  It is a voluntary, binding legal agreement between a property owner and an easement holder. Lands can be bought and sold while in conservation easement, and the restrictions agreed upon are transferred along with ownership as well. The restrictions specified in a conservation easement are variable and can be negotiated between a property owner and the easement holder. Generally speaking, restrictions include, but are not limited to, future development of any kind, subdivision, mining, utilities, significant landscape changes, etc. The easement holder is considered responsible for ensuring the property owner is complying to all agreed upon restrictions.  The Georgia Land Conservation Center serves to assist land owners in selecting the right organization to partner with for a conservation easement.

The statue adopted during the 2000 legislative session of the Georgia General Assembly defines greenspace Kết quả từ mức trung bìnhas “permanently protected land and water, including agricultural and forestry land, that is in its undeveloped, natural state or that has been developed only to the extent consistent with, or is restored to be consistent with, one or more listed goals for natural resource protection or informal recreation”

The rules and regulations of the Georgia Greenspace Program denote nine specific goals for greenspace:

1. Scenic protection
2. Provision of passive recreation in the form of boating, hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, running/jogging, biking, walking, skating, birding, riding horses, observing/photographing nature, picnicking, playing non-organized sports, or engaging in free play
3. Water quality protection for rivers, streams, and lakes
4. Flood protection
5. Wetland protection
6. Protection of areas with steep slopes, erodible soils, and stream banks thereby reducing erosion
7. Protection of riparian buffers (ie-marshes) and other natural habitats and corridors
8. Archaeological and historic resources protection on land that is primarily undeveloped or in its natural state
9. Connection of existing or planned areas contributing to the outlined goals

Kết quả từ mức trung bìnhMr. Chris Driver with Hull Barrett Attorneys is the Attorney for Columbia County.

2017 Commercial Tap-In Fees

Effective April 1, 2017

2017 Residential Tap-In Fees

Effective April 1, 2017

All water and sewer tap-in fees are based on four (4) different conditions that exist in Columbia County. These conditions are as follows:

A: Applicant applies for a tap inside a developed area in which the Developer has furnished water and/or sewer mains, taps and meter boxes.

Kết quả từ mức trung bìnhB: Applicant applies for a tap inside a developed area in which the Developer has furnished only the water and / or sewer mains.

Kết quả từ mức trung bìnhC: Applicant lives adjacent to a water and /or sewer main installed by Columbia County.

S. Special Project*

*Special Project areas may require participation fees as determined by the Board of Commissioners.

(Recent fees have been $4,000)

2017 Water and Sewer Rates

Effective April 1, 2017

Residential Water Rates

Residential Sewer Rates

*Levelized Winter Billing

Commercial Water Rates

Commercial Sewer Rates

Columbia County E&S Inspection team:

Manager - Mike Anderson
Inspectors - Steve Abbott, Dennis Anderson,, Tracey Shoemaker, Clayton Whittle, Drew Widmann, Daniel Richardson, Fred Ingram

For more information, emailKết quả từ mức trung bình us or (706) 447 -(SOIL) 7645

Visit our online portal to pay your Water Bill Online.

Yes. You will need to complete the Bank Draft Application Form. Automatic draft can only be drafted from a Checking or Savings Account.

Directions for starting a bank draft:

1. Print the Bank Draft Application Form.
 2. Complete the following information:
     a. Customer Name (printed)
     b. Customer Address
     c. Customer Signature
     d. Date
     e. Name of Financial Institution
     f. Address of Financial Institution
     g. Checking/Savings Account Number
     h. Financial Institution Routing Number
     i. Water/Sewer Account Number
3. Attach a voided check to the completed Bank Draft Form.
4. Mail the completed Bank Draft Form with the voided check attached to:

Columbia County Water Utility
P.O. Box 960
Grovetown, GA 30813

If you have additional questions concerning bank drafts, please contact our office at (706)-863-6928.

REMINDER:  Please remember that previously applied credits expire June 30. Please submit proper inspection documentation to prevent a discontinuation of any credits. if you have any questions, please contact 706.855.7246. 

Kết quả từ mức trung bìnhA stormwater credit is a reduction in the monthly stormwater utility service fee.  The overall goal of the County is to give a credit to property owners that are reducing the impact of stormwater generated by their property. By reducing the peak discharge of stormwater from their property, through either a retention or detention facility such as a pond, property owners are helping the County protect properties downstream by complying with the Federal National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit requirements, property owners are helping the County improve water quality.  Columbia County is offering two types of credits for this assistance: Peak Flow Reduction Credit (also know as a pond credit) and NPDES Water Quality Credit.  The maximum amount of credit available is 50% of the total stormwater utility monthly service fee. 

Kết quả từ mức trung bìnhIt is the property owner or HOA/POA's responsibility to submit the appropriate Operation and Maintenance Inspection Report (Appendix C-1 or C-2) annually to continue receiving credit.  Failure to submit the required information will result in discontinuation of the credit on the next billing cycle. 

The Service Charge Credit Technical Manual provides guidance on the specific procedures to follow to receive the service credit.  

 For residential (non-engineered) pond credits, the property owner(s) must complete the following forms and submit them to the Stormwater Utility Department:

1. Appendix AKết quả từ mức trung bình - Stormwater Utility Credit Application Form including a sketch of the property(ies) showing the location of the pond on the property(ies),

2. Appendix BKết quả từ mức trung bình - Permanent Stormwater System Maintenance and Inspection Agreement, including Maintenance and Inspection Plan, and

3. Appendix C-1 - Operation and Maintenance Inspection Report for Non-Engineered Residential Ponds.

Kết quả từ mức trung bìnhFor non-residential (engineered) pond credits, the property owner must complete the following forms and submit them to the Stormwater Utility Department:

1. Appendix AKết quả từ mức trung bình - Stormwater Utility Credit Application Form including a sketch of the property(ies) showing the location of the pond on the property(ies). If a Property Owner's Association (POA) is seeking credit, a list of the properties which are included in the POA must be attached to the application,

2. Appendix B - Permanent Stormwater System Maintenance and Inspection Agreement, including Maintenance and Inspection Plan,

3. Appendix C-2 - Operation and Maintenance Inspection Report for Engineered Stormwater Management Ponds, and

4. Appendix D - Credit Calculation Form.

If approved, your credit will appear on your next Stormwater Utility bill. If you have been denied, a letter will be sent to you explaining why you have not qualified for the credit. Please email our Customer Service DepartmentKết quả từ mức trung bình or call our office at 706-855-RAIN (7246) for additional information.

The millage rate is established annually by the Board of Education and the Board of Commissioners and is applied to the assessed values of properties as of January 1 of that year. The millage rate for fire services applies to special districts within the unincorporated areas only. The Board of Education accounts for approximately 67% of the total millage rate in the incorporated areas and 62% of the total millage rate in the unincorporated areas.

The current millage rate is 25.6967 in the unincorporated areas, 27.937 in the incorporated areas and is broken down as follows:

County Tax  6.189                        County Bond  1.207                       Fire  2.241      
School  Tax  18.30                        School Bond 0.0

Kết quả từ mức trung bìnhThe incorporated areas of the county are made up of the two cities, Grovetown and Harlem. Each city is governed by a Mayor and a City Council elected by their citizens. The remainder of the county is unincorporated and is governed by the Board of Commissioners consisting of a county-wide elected Chairman and four Commissioners elected from each of the four districts of the County. Grovetown and Harlem are located within district 4.

Chairman                    Ron C. Cross               County-wide
Commissioner            Doug Duncan               District 1    
Commissioner            Trey Allen                     District 2    
Commissioner            Gary Richardson          District 3   
Commissioner            Bill Morris                     District 4  

Kết quả từ mức trung bìnhIn most cases when renovation takes place, additions are made or other improvements are added to the property, the value will increase.  However, the cost in dollars of adding an item is not always equal to the value that the item contributes to the total property value.  Upon receipt of your assessment notice, you may notice a larger or smaller increase in valuation than the actual cost of the construction.  An increase in valuation can be due to variables other than new improvements to the property.  It depends upon location, market demand and quality of construction.  Cost is not always the same as value.

1) Register at abnehmenblog.comKết quả từ mức trung bình and click on "New Vendor Registration" and follow the prompts.

 2)Kết quả từ mức trung bình Visit us in the Procurement department at 500 Faircloth Drive, Bldg. E., at the Government Center.

 3) Email a request to  ProcureHelp.

Kết quả từ mức trung bìnhA Driveway Repair/Replacement Policy was adopted on September 2, 2014 by the Board of Commissioners stating the County does not direct owners in determining the construction standards or material needed for a driveway.  It is up to the landowner to purchase material and install a driveway and to maintain the driveway after installation.  The only time the County will replace or repair a driveway is when work is required to repair utilities within the County's right-of-way. 

Kết quả từ mức trung bìnhThe County does not maintain any privately-owned roads (or driveways) or the following state-maintained roads:

• Appling Harlem Road (Hwy 47/221)
• Belair Road (Hwy 383 - from Washington Road to Wrightsboro Road)
• Bobby Jones (Hwy 520)
• Cobbham Road (Hwy 150)
• Columbia Road (Hwy 232)
• Fury's Ferry Road (Hwy 28)
• Gordon Hwy (Hwy 78)
• Interstate 20
• Lewiston Road (Hwy 388 - from Columbia to Wrightsboro Road)
• Scott's Ferry Road (Hwy 221)
• Washington Road (Hwy 104)
• Wrightsboro Road (Hwy 223 - from Grovetown to Thomson)

Kết quả từ mức trung bình Impervious area (e.g., rooftops and paving) is the single most important factor influencing stormwater runoff. Urban and suburban development replaces natural ground surfaces with impervious surfaces, causing more stormwater to run off the land, rather than soak into the soil. Columbia County's stormwater service fee is based on the amount of impervious area on each property. Each 100 square feet of impervious area is billed $0.1775 per month.