NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE

The Oglethorpe County Board of Education has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 6.20 percent.

All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearing on this tax increase to be held at the Oglethorpe County Board of Education, 735 Athens Road, Lexington, GA on November 5, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

Times and places of additional public hearings on this tax increase are at Oglethorpe County Board of Education, 735 Athens Road, Lexington, GA on November 12, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.  This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 14.962 mills, an increase of 0.8730 mills.  Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 14.089 mills.  The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $300,000 is approximately $104.76 and the proposed tax increase for non-homestead property with a fair market value of $200,000 is approximately $69.84.

The current 2027 property tax digest and five year history of levy document can be found at the Finance Page hyperlinked here.