property tax

Montgomery County Tax Referendum Passes in Legislature

In a rare Saturday session, the Alabama Legislature passed budgets and the Montgomery tax referendum. The property tax referendum passed the Senate floor with an amendment, and was concurred by the House of Representatives. The ad valorem tax proposal would add 12 mills to the current 10 mill property tax rate in Montgomery County. All of the money would go…

Montgomery County Tax Notice Error

25,000 bills resent because of outside company mistake

Montgomery Revenue officials say a Tennessee Company that handles property tax billing for Montgomery County made an error in this year’s tax calculation. They say the Diversified Services company neglected to count a $10 storm water fees when they totaled 25,000 properties property tax bills, and had to reprint and re-mail the notices to those property owners. Revenue officials say…

Lowndes County School Tax Renewal Vote on Dec. 12th

25 Year Property Tax Due to Expire.

  Like people in the rest of Alabama, residents of Lowndes County will vote for an Alabama U.S. Senator on December 12th. But they’ll also vote on the proposed renewal of three property tax measures equaling seven mills of tax. That’s about seven dollars in tax for every thousand dollars of  property’s value. Daniel Boyd, Lowndes County Superintendent   Those…