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Coweta County assessors approve taxpayer refund, two conservation renewals and routine administrative items
Summary
At their May 13 meeting in Newnan the Coweta County Board of Tax Assessors unanimously approved a refund for a taxpayer under Georgia Code §48-5-380, approved one CUVA and one FLPA renewal, authorized two voluntary CUVA breaches, approved a site-inspection notice and non‑disclosure request, and executed account-change paperwork.
The Coweta County Board of Tax Assessors met May 13, 2026, in the Commission Chambers in Newnan and unanimously approved a series of administrative actions, including a taxpayer refund and renewals under conservation-use statutes.
Clerk Cheri McKinney presented a refund request from Mr. Kenneth Rothrock for the property at 85 Mourning Dove Lane (Parcel W08-016). The board had earlier approved refunds for tax years 2024 and 2025 but denied a 2023 refund based on an internal interpretation of refund limits. After staff reviewed Georgia Code §48-5-380, which allows a property owner who remitted tax payments to request refunds for up to three years from the date of payment, the board voted to approve the refund for tax year 2023. The motion to execute the refund was moved by Board Member Mickey Rogers and seconded by Charlene Barrow and passed unanimously.
Appraiser Beverly Helton reported one Conservation Use Valuation Assessment (CUVA) renewal and one Forest Land Protection Act (FLPA) renewal for 2026; the board unanimously approved both renewals. Separately, the board approved two requests to voluntarily breach CUVA status without penalty for parcels at 212 Tabby Linch Road (Parcel 102-2132-007) and 1135 Martin Mill Road (Parcel 102-2132-014). Helton also introduced a new "Notice of Site Inspection" form to inform property owners that field appraisers will perform on-site visual inspections to verify CUVA/FLPA use requirements; the board voted to approve that form.
The board granted non‑disclosure status for Parcel 165-1271-017 after staff reported receipt of a request for confidentiality. Chief Appraiser Dean Henson distributed Account Change Orders (ACOs) and Waiver and Release forms and the board voted to execute those documents.
As a personnel update, Chief Appraiser Dean Henson announced that Keith Knight will retire effective July 31, 2026. The meeting concluded with an adjournment vote moved by Mickey Rogers and seconded by Beverly Ward.
Votes at a glance (all recorded as unanimous): - Approval of the May 13 agenda (Mover: Sanina Moreland; Seconder: Beverly Ward). - Execution of April 15, 2026 minutes (Mover: Sanina Moreland; Seconder: Beverly Ward). - Refund approved for Kenneth Rothrock, tax year 2023, Parcel W08-016 (Mover: Mickey Rogers; Seconder: Charlene Barrow). Reference: Georgia Code §48-5-380. - Approval of one CUVA renewal and one FLPA renewal for 2026 (Mover: Sanina Moreland; Seconder: Beverly Ward). - Approval of voluntary CUVA breaches for Parcels 102-2132-007 and 102-2132-014 (Mover: Beverly Ward; Seconder: Charlene Barrow). - Approval of Notice of Site Inspection form for CUVA/FLPA (Mover: Beverly Ward; Seconder: Mickey Rogers). - Approval of non‑disclosure status for Parcel 165-1271-017 (Mover: Sanina Moreland; Seconder: Mickey Rogers). - Execution of Account Change Orders and Waiver & Release forms (Mover: Beverly Ward; Seconder: Sanina Moreland).
The board did not record dissenting votes during the session. The next procedural step for the approved refund is staff processing under the cited statute; no contested appeals or hearings were noted in the minutes for the items voted on.
