Downtown property tax rate more than doubled
DALTON — Downtown Dalton property owners will face higher property tax bills this fall unless their property values fell enough to offset the impact of a new higher tax rate.
The board of the Downtown Dalton Development Authority voted to more than double the property tax rate to 2.5 mills from .95 mills in the downtown business area.
A mill is equal to $1 for each $100,000 of taxable value. The city of Dalton taxes at 100 percent of assessed value.
DDDA interim director George Woodward said the vote was unanimous with all six board members — Caleb Carnes, John Davis, T.J. Kaikobad, Juan Lama, Meagan Shepard and Jane Marie Wilson — voting yes.
Woodward said the new property rate is expected to bring in about $150,000, compared to $93,000 under the old rate which had been unchanged since 2010.
to the donors who refer the most new donors or donors who have not given in the past six months through Thursday. The donor with the most points by Thursday will win two tickets to the July 3 Rome Braves game and postgame fireworks show at State Mutual Stadium. Second place is two tickets the July 1 game and third place is two tickets to the July 2 game. A Carnival Cruise certificate valued at $1,000 as well as a $100 VISA gift card will be awarded to a donor later in June. For more information visit facebook. com/bloodassurancerome. Blood Assurance is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. To schedule an appointment call 706235-9853 or text BAGIVE to 444999.
SATURDAY
The Johnny Agan Chapter 15 of the Traveling Men Masonic Motorcycle Club will host the ninth annual Johnny Agan Memorial Bike Ride on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Cherokee Lodge, 2934 Alabama Highway. Registration is from 9-11 a.m. and costs $25. Extra t-shirts are available for $10 each. If you are unable to ride but want to donate, mail a check payable to Johnny Agan Chapter 15 to Doyal Cagle, P.O. Box 831, Armuchee, Georgia 30105. Proceeds benefit the club’s charity work at Christmas. For more information call Doyal Cagle at 770-548-6108.
The Main High School Class of 1959 will have a lunch meeting Saturday from 2-4 p.m. at Ryan’s, 2305 Shorter Ave., to plan for their 60-year class reunion. For more information call 706238-1650 or 706-266-0831.
SUNDAY
The Coosa High School Class of 1968 will have their 50th class reunion on Sept. 30. The deadline to RSVP is Sunday. Email Kathy Wilson Smith at mameek@ comcast.net to RSVP.
MONDAY
The Ridge & Valley Storytelling Guild will host A Time to Tell: A Time for Adult Storytelling on Monday from 6:30-7:30 p.m. in the Oostanaula Room at Rome-Floyd County Library, 205 Riverside Parkway. Share a story or listen to others tell theirs. For more information email TerrellShaw@me.com.
MULTIDAY EVENTS
Tickets are now available for the Scott Logistics Rome Celebrity Dance Challenge on Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. at Rome City Auditorium, 601 Broad St. Patron tickets are $75 each and include admission to the pre-event patron party at Forrest Place and reserved seating at the show. General admission tickets are $25. Visit www.romecelebritydanc echallenge.com to purchase and for more information. Proceeds benefit the Sexual Assault Center of Northwest Georgia. Sponsorship information is available by calling 706-292-9024.
The Harbin Hero Hustle 5K and two-mile health walk