The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved 2004 millage rates

for the County's General, Bond, and Special Services District funds,

today, Wednesday, June 16. The total combined millage rates for the three

funds are reduced .251 mills from the previous year.

The 2004 millage rates include 11.581 mills for the General Fund, a

reduction of .471 mills from 2003; .066 mills for the Bond fund, a reduction

of .204 mills from 2003; and 4.731 mills for the Special Services District,

an increase of .424 mills from the 2003 rate.

Combined, the General Fund and the Bond Fund millage rates will be reduced

.675 mills and will result in a tax reduction in Fulton County property

tax bills for many citizens in the County's municipalities. For

property owners in the unincorporated areas of the County, the General

Fund and Bond Fund millage reductions will offset the proposed increase

in the Special Services District millage rate.

The General Fund and the Bond Fund are two taxes paid by all County

property owners. The Special Services District Fund is a tax paid by

property owners in the unincorporated portions of the County.�

After submitting the County's tax digest to the Georgia Department

of Revenue, and obtaining conditional approval, the Fulton County Tax

Commissioner anticipates mailing Atlanta and Fulton County 2004 property

tax bills July 19.

City of Atlanta taxes are due September 15 and Fulton County taxes are

due October 15.

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