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Jones County hearing: resident urges no tax increase as advertised millage yields $869,000 revenue gain
Summary
At an Aug. 28 public hearing, county staff presented advertised and rollback millage figures; a resident said the county faces a 6.7% revenue increase ($869,000) driven by assessed new growth. Commissioners and staff discussed how reassessments, new construction and timing of the digest affect taxes; no final millage adoption occurred.
Jones County held a public hearing Aug. 28 on proposed millage rates and the effect of reassessments on property taxes. County staff presented an advertised millage of 12.963 mills for unincorporated areas (down from FY2024’s 14.7 mills) and discussed a proposed rollback calculation; the board did not adopt a final millage at the hearing.
The hearing drew public comment from resident Mark Ross, who said published digest figures indicate a $869,000 increase in taxes for 2025—about 6.7%—and asked the board not to pass a new tax increase. “Please don’t raise taxes again for this year,” Mark Ross said, citing his review of the county figures and building permit counts.
County staff (Jason, county staff member) and commissioners explained the apparent revenue increase is driven largely by new growth and reassessments rather than a higher millage rate. “It’s new growth in the county because when you roll the millage rate back to exactly what it was last year ... unless you’ve had something done to your house that would increase the…
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