Paulding County Board of Assessors reviews 2026 valuation appeals and conservation covenants

The Paulding County Board of Assessors convened at 10:00 a.m. on July 15, 2026, in Room 3082 at 240 Constitution Blvd. in Dallas to consider staff recommendations on 2026 property valuations, several categories of appeals and conservation‑use matters. Chairman Johnny McBurrows called the meeting to order; Vice‑Chairman Ben Amerson gave the invocation.

The agenda listed approval of the June 8, 2026, meeting minutes and correspondence items including appeal withdrawals and assessment call numbers. The board noted that James Stokes, Gary Spinks, Gary Griswell, Ben Amerson and Lydia Rollins each completed eight hours with the Georgia Certification Program, as recorded in the correspondence section.

Under new business, Item 1 covered staff‑recommended valuation changes for 2026, identifying appeal withdrawals and digest change requests (E&R/NOD) for the board’s consideration. Item 2 addressed 2026 appeals that, according to the agenda, required appraisal consideration under O.C.G.A. 48-5-311(e)(B.1); the agenda mentions issuance of 30‑day notices and related digest change requests. Item 3 records an application withdrawal from conservation‑use valuation (CUV) for Terry Potts, account 11294. Item 4 listed consideration of releases of conservation‑use covenants; Item 5 listed a motor vehicle appeal to be forwarded to the Board of Equalization; and Item 6 listed additional E&R/NOD items for consideration.

The agenda text supplied in the transcript does not record any motions, seconds, votes, or final outcomes for the items listed. Where the agenda references statutes or administrative actions (notably O.C.G.A. 48-5-311), the transcript provides only that those authorities were invoked on the agenda, not any legal or procedural determinations made during the meeting.

Meeting materials show the board handling routine administrative and appeals-related items that can affect assessed values and, by extension, tax bills for affected property owners. The transcript does not include detailed staff presentations, deliberations, or vote tallies; the June 8 minutes remained on the agenda for approval.