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County sets tax levies for 2026 without raising property tax rate
Summary
Commissioners set Coffee County tax levies for fiscal 2026–27: uniform rate about $1.44, rural rate $1.63 (down from $2.33); officials stressed they are not raising property taxes and that reappraisal drove the change.
The Coffee County Board of Commissioners adopted the county tax levy for fiscal year 2026–27, emphasizing that the action does not raise property taxes compared with current levies but adjusts rates following a countywide reappraisal.
Commissioner Morris explained that the rural tax levy will be set at 1.63 and attributed the change to the reappraisal of property values; he said many residential appraisals decreased while commercial values rose. "We are not raising property taxes this year," Commissioner Hirschman said during discussion. The mayor clarified the uniform tax rate is about $1.44 and that the previously used rural rate was $2.33; commissioners said most taxpayers will see little change in their bills because assessed values shifted.
The commission approved the tax levy with 16 yes votes. Details on how the levy applies to city portions of tax bills (city tax components) were noted but the meeting record did not provide a complete tabulation of expected tax-bill changes by property class.
