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Tax office reports progress on 2026 revaluation; aerial photography estimated at $250,000–$350,000 and will be delayed
Summary
Tax-office staff reported the county is on track for its 2026 review — technical appraisals and data entry are progressing — but an estimated $250,000–$350,000 aerial photography purchase will be delayed so other departments can be involved and the expense can be budgeted next year.
Jones County tax-office staff reported steady progress on the countywide 2026 property-value review and said the office will delay purchasing updated aerial photography after receiving a cost estimate in the low hundreds of thousands of dollars.
An unnamed tax-office presenter (Speaker 4) told meeting participants that technical appraisals would finish the field-review work on both homes by Dec. 30 and that the office is approximately 95% complete on initial reviews; initial data entry was described as roughly 35% complete. The presenter said the mobile home digest is due Jan. 5.
The chair followed up on a prior discussion about updated aerial photography and reported a cost range "between, say, 250 and $350,000," citing a state contact. The chair said a state board meeting on the public utilities and airline flight equipment digest was delayed to Dec. 22 and that notices will be posted through the Georgia Integrated Tax Solution System. Based on schedule and cost, participants agreed it was appropriate to delay the aerial photography, involve other department heads and plan to include the work in next year’s budget request rather than obligate funds immediately.
Staff named several people working on schedule components, including "Mister Hornady," "Lynn Brown" and "Melzer Knight," and said those staff remain on track to provide updates as they progress. The transcript records the state contact as "Kenny Collison from Department of Revenue" as the source of the scheduling update.
The meeting did not finalize procurement for aerial photography; instead, the group agreed to plan for the expense with other department heads and include it in next year’s budgeting process. The next procedural step recorded was to schedule a brief called meeting to approve the mobile home digest so that mailing deadlines are met.
No public comment was recorded on these items prior to adjournment.
