Property tax bill errors fixed – The Cherokee Ledger-News: Weekly News

Around 500 senior citizens will receive corrected property tax bills after an error occurred which resulted in a miscalculation of taxes.

Chief Financial Officer Robert Porche reported at the Oct. 28 Woodstock City Council meeting that about 500 senior exhibition property tax bills were incorrectly calculated, sent out and received on Friday, Oct. 25.

“Regrettably, we issued some property tax bills without the senior exemption for the 62 to 65 age bracket, not all of them, but a large portion of them,” he said.

The bills were recalculated and mailed out at the beginning of last week with an apology for the miscalculation.

“Definitely our error that we caught it after the bills went out, but before anyone paid, or overpaid,” he said.

During public comment, citizen and Ward 5 candidate Susan Jones expressed her displeasure about the incorrect tax bills that were sent out. She said the issue should have been handled differently and an apology should be issued to those who received an incorrect bill.

Ward 6 Councilwoman Tessa Basford said she believed Porche and his financial team handled the situation efficiently and effectively and thanked them for their quick response to the matter. She said that she and other elected officials were notified as soon as the error was discovered and she was able to adequately tell people who called her what was going on.

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