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NOTICE OF PROPERTY TAX INCREASE

The Mayor and City Council of the City of Lithonia has tentatively adopted a millage rate which will require an increase in property taxes by 28.12 percent.

All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearing on this tax increase to be held Virtual via Zoom  on June 9, 2022 at 11:00 am Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83547011688?pwd=b1ZXMjVQM2JhR0xhd2prTmlxcWFMdz09

Meeting ID: 835 4701 1688 Passcode: 912907

Times and places of additional public hearings on this tax increase are Virtual Via Zoom on June 9, 2022 at 6:00 pm and June 20, 2022 at 5:30 pm Join Zoom Meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83547011688?pwd=b1ZXMjVQM2JhR0xhd2prTmlxcWFMdz09

Meeting ID: 835 4701 1688 Passcode: 912907

This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 11.021 mills, an increase of 1.419 mills. Without this tentative tax increase, the millage rate will be no more than 8.602 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $175,000 is approximately $106.42 and the proposed tax

 increase for nonhomestead property with a fair market value of $200,000 is approximately $106.42.

The proposed tax increase will enable the City to meet anticipated obligations and to establish a reserve fund.