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Coweta County Board of Tax Assessors approves refund, denies homestead exemption and certifies appeals
Summary
At its Dec. 3, 2025 meeting, the Coweta County Board of Tax Assessors unanimously approved an assessor error refund for a Senoia property, denied a senior homestead exemption for a trust transfer, approved 2026 meeting dates and certified Board of Equalization appeals to Superior Court.
The Coweta County Board of Tax Assessors met in regular session on Dec. 3, 2025, in the Commission Chambers in Newnan and approved a series of routine and case-specific actions, including a tax refund for an assessment error and a denial of a senior homestead exemption tied to a trust transfer.
Clerk Cheri McKinney reported the office's current appeals inventory, saying the staff counted two active 2024 appeals (public utilities/CentryLink), 612 pending Board of Equalization appeals, 859 resolved appeals, two matters in Superior Court and 14 withdrawn appeals. McKinney summarized those figures as part of the meeting's status updates.
The board unanimously approved a refund request filed on behalf of Jeff Szakacs for Parcel #149-1182-036 at 77 Tranquil Road in Senoia after staff determined the second-floor square footage had been assessed incorrectly; the refund covers tax years 2023 and 2024. Mickey Rogers moved to execute the refund; Charlene Barrow seconded.
On a separate property matter, the board considered a request from Anthony and Karen Muth to apply a senior homestead exemption at 300 Woodstream Drive, Newnan (Parcel #: W04-259). Clerk McKinney told the board that, because the property had been transferred into an irrevocable trust and staff found the Muths do not benefit from the trust, the applicants did not qualify for the senior homestead exemption; the board voted unanimously to deny the exemption for tax year 2026. Sanina Moreland moved to deny; Beverly Ward seconded.
The board also approved the schedule of meeting dates and times for 2026 and the start of 2027, and voted to certify Board of Equalization appeal packets for submission to Superior Court. In addition, the board approved removing non‑disclosure status for Parcel #:111A-139 (26 Berkeley Park, Newnan) at the request of Margaret Daigle, and approved adding non‑disclosure status for Parcel #:064-2045-013 after staff presented a request.
Chief Appraiser Dean Henson distributed Account Change Orders (ACOs) and Waiver and Release forms for execution; the board voted to execute those documents. The session concluded with a unanimous motion to adjourn.
Votes at a glance: agenda approved (mover: Beverly Ward; seconder: Charlene Barrow; vote: 5–0), minutes executed (mover: Sanina Moreland; seconder: Beverly Ward; vote: 5–0), refund for 77 Tranquil Road approved (mover: Mickey Rogers; seconder: Charlene Barrow; vote: 5–0), Muth homestead exemption denied (mover: Sanina Moreland; seconder: Beverly Ward; vote: 5–0), 2026 meeting dates approved (mover: Beverly Ward; seconder: Charlene Barrow; vote: 5–0), certification of BOE appeals approved (mover: Sanina Moreland; seconder: Beverly Ward; vote: 5–0), removal and addition of non‑disclosure items approved (movers: Sanina Moreland/Beverly Ward; vote: 5–0), ACOs and waivers executed (mover: Mickey Rogers; seconder: Beverly Ward; vote: 5–0), meeting adjourned (mover: Sanina Moreland; seconder: Beverly Ward; vote: 5–0).
The board's actions were procedural and administrative; no contested hearings or public speakers are recorded in the transcript. The next regular meeting dates for 2026 were approved; the transcript records no further follow-up items or deadlines.
