Tax digest drops another 7.8%
Press release from the issuing company
Tuesday, March 29th, 2011
Between 2009 and 2010, the Dougherty County Tax Digest shed $174 million in its value, constricting nearly 8 percent, tax officials say.
The digest is the sum of taxable property in Dougherty County. It includes all personal property, timber, real estate, etc., and is the foundation for the budgets for the Dougherty County School System, the Dougherty County Commission and the City of Albany.
The 2010 digest has been tallied at $2.06 billion and is down 7.8 percent from last year's digest, Dougherty County Tax Director Denver Hooten said.
