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Hart County holds public hearing on House Bill 581; resident urges clearer outreach for seniors
Summary
The Hart County Board of Commissioners opened and closed a public hearing on House Bill 581 on Feb. 11. A resident urged officials to provide clearer information for older homeowners; commissioners said the law caps assessed values and that no final opt-out vote was taken at the meeting.
The Hart County Board of Commissioners opened a public hearing Feb. 11 on whether the county should opt out of House Bill 581 and heard one resident call for clearer outreach about how the law would affect older homeowners.
Cynthia Ritchie, who gave her address as 676 Cedar Ridge Road in Hartwell, told the board, "this bill, to me, is pretty important to the homesteaders, to the people age 65." She said meeting schedules and outreach had limited public participation and asked what the board had done to explain the bill to citizens.
Commissioners replied that the hearing was intended to gather public input and to explain the bill’s mechanics. Commissioners told the room that HB 581 would limit annual increases in assessed values for homesteaded property by tying assessment growth to an…
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