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Ben Hill County tax commissioner: 2024 collections recovered to about 97%
Summary
Tax Commissioner Barry Foster told commissioners that county collections for 2024 have largely recovered to about 97%; he said mobile home sales were low (five listings, one sale) and 39 of 47 property‑tax sales were completed, with the remaining 2–3% difficult to collect.
Tax Commissioner Barry Foster reported to the Ben Hill County Commission on July 8 that the county’s 2024 tax collections have largely recovered.
"Collections for 2024 weren’t good, but now we have caught up to about 97%," Barry Foster said, adding that five mobile‑home listings produced only one sale and that of 47 property‑tax sales 39 were sold. He told the commission the final 2–3 percent of outstanding collections remain hard to recover.
The report was delivered as part of routine constitutional‑officer updates; commissioners did not discuss additional collection measures during the meeting. The adopted timber‑relief resolution elsewhere on the agenda applies to eligible standing timber in disaster areas and was acted on separately.
What happens next: The tax commissioner’s office will continue collection efforts. The meeting minutes do not list specific additional collection actions or timelines beyond the report.
Provenance: Tax Commissioner report appears in the meeting record at SEG 006.
