An error in the billing of certain senior homesteads in 2025 led to an approximately $880,000 shortfall in 2026 property tax collections, while a separate 2025 digest error by the Tax Commissioner related to public utilities caused County staff to overestimate 2026 revenues by $485,000.
New information has surfaced regarding two costly errors in the calculation of Lumpkin County’s 2025 property taxes, prompting concerns about the lingering budget implications and why neither error wa…
