Sandy Springs Residents Can Weigh In on Property Taxes Tuesday

Sandy Springs residents will get a chance Tuesday to question the city’s proposed property-tax rate at the first of three public hearings.

The Oct. 20 hearing begins at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 1 Galambos Way. Two more hearings are scheduled for Nov. 3, at 8:30 a.m. and 6 p.m., at the same location.

In an Oct. 7 notice, the city said its proposal represents a 0.2635 percent increase above the calculated rollback rate. The fiscal 2027 budget has been approved, but the final tax rate remains to be set.

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The rollback rate is the rate that would offset revenue growth from rising assessments on existing property. Under Georgia law, cities proposing to collect more than that amount must advertise a tax increase and hold three hearings, even if their millage rate stays unchanged.

For homeowners, the distinction is significant: the percentage in the city’s notice does not mean every property-tax bill would rise by that amount. Individual bills depend on assessed values, exemptions and the rates adopted by the city and other taxing authorities.

The notice does not list the proposed and rollback millage rates side by side or provide examples showing what homeowners would pay under either option.

Sandy Springs’ approved fiscal 2027 budget includes $49.5 million in property-tax revenue. City officials said funding the budget requires a rate above the rollback threshold.

Residents can comment on the proposal at any of the three hearings.