County officials rejected Wednesday allegations that an assessment error led to taxpayers having been overcharged millions of dollars and said a state Department of Revenue (DOR) review of the matter would not cause a new millage rate to be set or tax bills sent out in the fall.
Oconee County councilmen contacted Wednesday said they received no indication prior to last week of County Treasurer Greg Nowell’s contention that a Duke Energy lump-sum payment of $24 million in 2006 increased values on the tax rolls without giving taxpayers relief.
Nowell believes the higher value from Duke’s payment has been kept on the tax rolls and, as a consequence, county residents possibly could have overpaid $72 million in taxes.
Key quote: “If there’s a mistake it’ll be corrected, but I don’t see how a mistake this big could be made,” Crumpton said. “I want to stand by the employees who work so hard and diligently for the county.”
There is no word from the county on who will stand by the taxpayers.
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