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Council denies TS Tech tax abatement, cites late and illegible filing
Summary
Henry County council unanimously denied a TS Tech tax abatement after the county found the submitted report incomplete, illegible and received after the May 15 deadline; TS Tech representatives say an outside firm certified submission on the 12th and may appeal.
The Henry County Council unanimously moved to deny a tax abatement request from TS Tech, citing an incomplete and illegible filing that county staff said arrived after the May 15 deadline.
The abatement committee recommended denial "based on its incompleteness and its lack of being to us by May 15," Speaker 6 (Shannon) told the council. The chair confirmed denial of the abatement for the year would be the effect of adopting the committee’s recommendation.
A company representative (Speaker 8) told the panel the company's outside firm handled property tax submissions and that, according to that firm, the materials were submitted and certified on the 12th. County staff said the auditor's office received the submission on the 20th or 21st and then found the report illegible.
After discussion about the filing errors and timelines, Speaker 6 moved to deny the abatement and Speaker 2 seconded the motion. The council voted to deny the abatement unanimously. Staff explained TS Tech can file an appeal and provide corrected filings; if the company resubmits updated, legible materials in time, a public hearing could be scheduled for the next month.
The council instructed staff to work with the applicant to get updated documentation and to schedule a public hearing if corrected materials are filed in time.
