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Carroll County. Over the next three years, onethird - approximately 1000 parcels - will be completed each year. GMASS’ three year cost, without per diem expenses, is $263,000.

Cost of services for Year 1: $76,000 broken down into $65,000 plus $11,000 for valuation report for Rent Restricted Apartments

Cost of services for Year 2: $76,000 broken down into $65,000 plus $11,000 for valuation report for Rent Restricted Apartments

Cost of services for Year 3: $111,000 broken down into $100,000 plus valuation report for Rent Restricted Apartments $11,000

Additional costs include an Appraiser Per Diem fee for Superior Court at $1,000. (The $1,000 per diem will only apply if such

VILLARICA/COUNTYSCHOOLSTAD

from front page erty tax growth within the Eastside TAD area to fund infrastructure improvements there, and gives the school system representation on a joint commission regarding TAD decisions. The school board approved the TAD during a meeting held Monday, May 15, 2023. Villa Rica City Council approved the agreement the prior Friday, May 12th.

The City of Villa Rica first presented this TAD to the school board and the Carroll County Board of Commissioners in late 2021, seeking both as financial partners to help fund the city’s expected significant growth over the next decade, or longer. Despite several back and forth negotiations, the commission board eventually rejected joining this partnership.

Moneywise, the county school board of education is committing 13.5 of its current 17.5 mills of its tax dollars within the TAD toward repayment of the bond for 18 years.

The following is from the school board’s press release:

“From the school board’s perspective, approval of this intergovernmental agreement was important to gain a voice in the development of the TAD and a seat at the table in considering other development inside the Villa Rica City Limits,” Carroll County Board of Education Chairman Bryant Turner said. “The city and the school board committed to a thorough process that would craft a partnership all parties can support.” services are requested by the county.) mills of its taxing authority within the TAD toward repayment of the bond. Millage collected by the school system above this amount will continue to be used to support the operational costs of the school system.

GMASS was initially hired by the county June 2, 2015 for the amount of $1,093,390 to reassess all property in Carroll County.

Carroll County’s Chief Appraiser is Hubert Sparks. The Carroll County Board of Assessors currently employs seven (7) Appraisers; one (1) Appraiser/GIS Tech II; one (1) GIS Tech II, and two (2) tax clerks. Eleven (11) people are on staff.

Currently, there are three (3) appraiser positions open (vacant).

Pay for an appraiser trainee starts in the $15.69/hour range. Appraiser 1, Appraiser 2, Appraiser 3, and Appraiser 4 levels go upwards from there depending on experience. Appraiser 4 being the highest pay.

“The city has been working on this Tax Allocation Project for almost two years and we’ve been engaged in earnest talks with the school system since November of last year,” said Villa Rica Mayor Gil McDougal. “This has been a hard process and there’s been a lot of moving parts. I especially want to thank Scott Cowart and Bryant Turner for their leadership, and the hard work of Dr. Bernice Brooks, Kerry Miller, and the other board members in making this agreement possible.”

The intergovernmental agreement is complex, but it allows the city to issue an 18-year Urban Renewal Authority bond in the amount of $21.2 million to fund infrastructure within the Eastside TAD’s Nodes 1-3. The board of education is committing 13.5 of its current 17.5 mills of its taxing authority within the TAD toward repayment of the bond. Millage collected by the school system above this amount will continue to be used to support the operational costs of the school system.

The Eastside TAD is a geographical area of Villa Rica roughly bounded by Highway 78 and Highway 61 on the south and north, and by Mirror Lake Boulevard / Punkintown Road to the east. It consists of five distinct areas of potential development, or nodes, although the agreement between the city and school board only pertains to three of those nodes.

As those areas develop, they are expected to increase in value. The increase in tax revenues from that development would be allocated to pay for new water and sewer services within the TAD, as well as for the Eastside Connector, linking the Mirror Lake community to downtown, and another road extending to Tanner Medical Center, Villa Rica.

The intergovernmental agreement is complex, but it allows the city to issue an 18-year Urban Renewal Authority bond in the amount of $21.2 million to fund infrastructure within the Eastside TAD’s Nodes 1-3. The board of education is committing 13.5 of its current 17.5