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Commission sets millage at rollback rate; county and schools to see lower tax rate

5397091 · July 16, 2025
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Summary

Columbia County commissioners introduced and advanced a resolution to set the county’s millage at the statutory rollback rate; county staff said doing so offsets property-value growth and should limit tax increases for most taxpayers.

Columbia County officials told the Board of Commissioners that the county will set its 2025 millage at the rollback rate, which county staff said should offset increases in assessed values for most taxpayers.

The change matters because, by law, a rollback-rate setting reduces the millage rate as property values rise so that overall tax bills do not automatically increase…

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