Save Peach County from Higher Taxes and an Out-of-Control Bureaucracy!

Did you know the Chief Appraiser for Peach County, Mr. Brian Anthony Madison. Sr. lives in McDonough, Georgia? Yes, the person in charge of assessing and assigning a value to your property does not live or pay taxes in Peach County, the very county in which is he in charge of providing a valuation. Does that means that our homes, commercial properties, farms, homesteads, and other personal property are being valued at Atlanta prices, and not Middle Georgia prices? How is this fair to the taxpayers of Peach County. He does not know this area; he is not from this area; he does not live in this area and does not plan on moving to this area. At the end of every workday, he gets in his car and drives to his home in the suburbs of Atlanta.

Georgia Code Title 48. Revenue and Taxation § 48-5-264.1

(a) The chief appraiser, other members of the county property appraisal staff, authorized agents of the county board of tax assessors, and members of the county board of tax assessors who are conducting official business of the chief appraiser, the county appraisal staff, or the county board of tax assessors may go upon property outside of buildings, posted or otherwise, in order to carry out the duty of making appraisals of the fair market value of taxable property in the county, other than property returned directly to the commissioner;  provided, however, such person representing such chief appraiser, appraisal staff, or county board of tax assessors shall carry identification which is sufficiently prominent to permit the occupant to readily ascertain that such person is such representative.  Such representative shall not enter upon the property unless reasonable notice has been provided to the owner and to the occupant of the property regarding the purpose for which such person is entering upon such property.

Has a representative from Brian Anthony Madison, Sr.’s office provide you with reasonable notice before trespassing upon your property to assess it?  This includes measuring any porches, buildings, easements, pools, or structure. Brian Anthony Madison, Sr.’s office believes a notice on a website is reasonable notice that they will be entering your property. This is not right and a violation of our rights as Peach County taxpayers.

Have you received notice from any representative from the Peach County Tax Assessors Office that they will be entering your property?