In September of this year, the Carroll County Board of Commissioners approved Chief Appraiser Hubert Sparks’ request to appeal the State Department of Audits’ determination that the assessed property values in the County are not high enough.

The county was facing a penalty because the Department of Audits had determined that property assessments in the County were too low and not in compliance with the guidelines set by the State of Georgia.

The Department of Audits also determined in 2023 that the property valuations in 117 out of 159 counties (73.6%) were undervalued based on the guidelines set by the State.

Carroll County’s appeal was based on The Department of Audits using sales from a different digest year than Carroll County’s 2002 tax digest. The differing digests could not be anywhere close to one another because of such a drastic change in the market between the two years of the used sales data.

Carroll County Chief Appraiser Hubert Sparks explained the process and the results to WLBB Radio this week. CLICK the link below to hear his detailed explanations.

In September of this year, the Carroll County Board of Commissioners approved Chief Appraiser Hubert Sparks’ request to appeal the State Department of Audits’ determination that the assessed property values in the County are not high enough.

The county was facing a penalty because the Department of Audits had determined that property assessments in the County were too low and not in compliance with the guidelines set by the State of Georgia.

The Department of Audits also determined in 2023 that the property valuations in 117 out of 159 counties (73.6%) were undervalued based on the guidelines set by the State.

Carroll County’s appeal was based on The Department of Audits using sales from a different digest year than Carroll County’s 2002 tax digest. The differing digests could not be anywhere close to one another because of such a drastic change in the market between the two years of the used sales data.

Carroll County Chief Appraiser Hubert Sparks explained the process and the results to WLBB Radio this week. CLICK the link below to hear his detailed explanations.