Walker County commissioner Bebe Heiskell announced Thursday she will roll back property taxes resulting in lower tax bills for residents in October.
“I am rolling taxes back almost a mill,” Ms. Heiskell announced as she finished evaluating the county’s upcoming fiscal year which begins in October.
According to Walker County chief appraiser Terry Gilreath, the county was placed under a consent order by the state which stipulated the reevaluation occur or the county could face steep fines. “This evaluation was an effort to equalize our ratio with state law requirements,” Gilreath said.
Under the states requirements, reevaluation notices went out to residents with an estimated tax liability owed which did not reflect what the current rate of millage would be for the upcoming year.
The Walker County School System recently released a statement saying it would roll back taxes on residents for the upcoming year as well.
“While the county budget can always use increased revenue, the increases on property owners as reflected by the reevaluation notices is unrealistic,” Commissioner Heiskell said.
Property taxes notices will go out to residents in October and will be due in December.