Assessors correct parcel valuation; commission approves related tax refund

The Chattahoochee County Board of Assessors notified the commission that it had corrected an error on parcel C05 0001 (116 Angelia Drive), lowering the valuation and triggering a refund for 2023 and a corrected tax bill for 2024.

Assessors’ correspondence presented to the commission (dated March 5, 2025) says the board corrected the valuation from $52,831 to $49,068 and calculated refunds and corrected bills in line with O.C.G.A. procedures. The commission minutes show a motion to approve a tax refund for Tracy/Chiodo and record the vote as unanimous on April 1.

Clarification of amounts: meeting minutes and assessor paperwork differ slightly in the exact refund totals. The minutes summarize the refund as “Total of 38.31, County portion of $12.31.” The assessors’ letter and supporting digest materials list totals that appear as $38.38 overall and show county and school allocations (assessor memo lists $12.81 county and $25.57 school). The commission did not record additional debate on the numbers during the meeting; staff documentation accompanying the assessor’s correction will be the controlling detail for final accounting and the clerk’s office will process the refund.

What the commission did: Commissioners voted to approve the refund in the April 1 meeting (motion by Commissioner Hoyte; second by Commissioner Biddle; vote unanimous). Meeting materials show the Board of Assessors and the tax office performed the statutory correction under O.C.G.A. provisions and forwarded supporting documentation to the commission for approval.

Next steps: The county clerk and tax commissioner will finalize the refund amount based on the assessor’s corrected bill and the tax‑office calculations. The minutes and assessor files are available in the commission packet; the clerk’s office may be contacted for the official refund ledger and receipts.