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DeKalb County Commission Met Monday (View Video Here)
April 26, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
View the WJLE Facebook LIVE Video of Monday night’s regular monthly meeting of the DeKalb County Commission
Assessor Sending “Change of Assessment” Notices to Landowners
April 26, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
DeKalb County Property Assessor Shannon A Cantrell has announced that change of assessment notices for the 2021 reappraisal year will be mailed on April 28, 2021.
DeKalb County is on a five-year reappraisal cycle, which means sales over the previous four years are analyzed to come up with the new value for the fifth year. According to Cantrell, most real property owners will see an increase in their appraisal due to the high sale prices over the past four years. But Assessor Cantrell also explained that just because your appraisal value may have increased does not necessarily mean that your property tax bill will increase. Typically, in a reappraisal year, the DeKalb County Commission would decrease the tax rate to bring in the same revenue as the prior year. The tax rate is set each year by the county commission based upon budgetary needs.
If you have any questions about your appraisal, you may contact the Property Assessor’s Office at (615) 597-5925 May 3 through May 7, from 8:00AM to 4:30PM for an informal appeal, over the phone or in person. The County Board of Equalization will be meeting Tuesday June 1 through Friday June 4, and again on Monday June 7 from 8:30AM to 4:00PM. If you would like to schedule a meeting with the County Board of Equalization, you may do so by calling (615) 597-5925 beginning May 18.
More than 40 Pounds of Unwanted RX drugs Collected during Saturday’s Take Back Day
April 26, 2021
By: Dwayne Page
Many people cleaned out their medicine cabinets of unwanted, out of date, or no longer needed prescriptions and brought them to the Smithville and Alexandria city halls for disposal Saturday during the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day.
Lisa Cripps, local Coordinator of the DeKalb Prevention Coalition, said more than 40 pounds of prescription drugs and controlled substances were collected for disposal Saturday at Smithville and Alexandria.
The event was sponsored by the DeKalb Prevention Coalition and supported by the DeKalb County Health Department, and local law enforcement officers and constables.
“Take-Back Days in April and October each year are a safe and easy way to protect your loved ones and to get these drugs out of your home,” added Cripps.
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