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Public Notice - Meeting Postponement

Due to a lack of quorum, the Long County Board of Commissioners’ second public hearing on the proposed tax increase, originally scheduled for 9:00 AM today, has been postponed and will now be held at 6:00 PM today.

The third public hearing on the proposed tax increase has also been postponed and is rescheduled for Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at 9:00 AM.

The Called Meeting for Wednesday, January 14, 2026 has been canceled.

All hearings will be held at:
75 W. Academy Street
Ludowici, Georgia

The public is encouraged to attend. We appreciate your understanding.

Public Notice for Informational Purposes

Sales Tax Rate Change Effective January 1, 2026, the combined sales tax rate in Long County will be 9%. All businesses are advised to update point-of-sale systems, invoicing, and sales tax compliance reporting to reflect the new rate beginning on this date. This change in the sales tax rate is due to the Floating Local Option Sales Tax (FLOST), which was authorized by Long County voters in 2025.

Sales tax is administered and collected by the Georgia Department of Revenue.

Press Release

2025 Tax Digest and 5 Year History

Public Notice of Called Meeting - CANCELLED

Notice is hereby given that a Called Meeting of the Long County Board of Commissioners will be held on Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 5:30 PM, at the Long County Board of Commissioners’ Office, located at 468 S. McDonald Street, Ludowici, GA 31316.

The purpose of this meeting is to adopt the millage rate, adopt the Long County Board of Education millage rate, and adopt a resolution to amend the FY 2025–2026 budget.

Public Notice

Notice is hereby given that the January Meeting of the Long County Board of Commissioners, originally scheduled for Monday, January 6, 2026, has been rescheduled to January 12, 2026, at 6:00 PM.

The meeting will be held at the Long County Board of Education Meeting Room, located at 75 W. Academy Street, Ludowici, Georgia 31316.

Notice of Property Tax Increase

The Long County Board of Commissioners has tentatively adopted a 2025 millage rate which will require an increase in property tax by 20.72% percent.

All concerned citizens are invited to the public hearings on the tax increase to be held at the Long County Board of Education Meeting Room, located at 75 W. Academy St., Ludowici, Ga 31316.

Public Hearing Dates:

January 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
January 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM Rescheduled for 6:00 PM due to lack of quorum.
January 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM (to be followed by the January Board of Commissioners Monthly Meeting to set the final millage rate) Postponed to January 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM.

This tentative increase will result in a millage rate of 18.707 mills, an increase of 3.211 mills. Without this tentative increase, the millage rate will be no more than 15.496 mills. The proposed tax increase for a home with a fair market value of $100,000.00 is approximately $128.43, and the proposed tax increase for non-homestead property with a fair market value of $200,000.00 is approximately $256.86.

Even though the millage rate is remaining the same as last year, the County’s action is still considered a tax increase because property values in Long County increased due to reassessment. When property values rise, the rollback millage rate is calculated to produce the same total tax revenue as the prior year (excluding new growth).

By not reducing the millage rate to the lower rollback rate and instead keeping the rate at 18.707 mills, the County will collect more total property tax revenue than it would have if the rollback rate were adopted. Under Georgia law, this difference is defined as a tax increase, even though the millage rate itself does not change.

County Manager Meet and Greet Event

Join us for a County Manager Meet and Greet drop-in on Thursday, January 15, at 6:00 p.m. This event will be held at the Long County Board of Commissioners Office, located at 468 S. McDonald Street, Ludowici, GA 31316.

Community members are encouraged to stop by, meet the County Manager, ask questions, and share thoughts or concerns in an informal setting.

We invite you to take a moment to complete this brief survey. Town hall meetings and community surveys help provide a better understanding of the concerns within our county. As we look ahead to 2026, we are interested not only in identifying challenges, but also in gathering your ideas and suggested solutions to the issues we face.

Public input and collaboration are essential to building a successful future for our community. The first town hall meeting will be held in the coming weeks, and responses to this survey will help ensure a productive and meaningful discussion.

Thank you for your time, support, and valuable feedback.

County Manager Public Feedback Survey

About Long County

Long County, historically and currently, is a rural, agricultural area. The principal farm crop was once cotton, but by the 1970s it had been replaced by tobacco, corn, soybeans, and cattle. The pine forests of the region have always played an important role in the economy.

Frontiersmen settling along the Altamaha River fastened logs together to form rafts that were floated downstream to the port of Darien for export, a practice that continued through the nineteenth century. During the twentieth century, five large paper mills opened within a fifty-mile radius of Ludowici, and Long County's economy was dramatically improved by new employment opportunities and a new demand for timberlands.

The northern tip of the county is occupied by Fort Stewart, the largest military installation east of the Mississippi River. Covering 280,000 acres (spread over several counties), the post, which includes forestlands and hunting preserves, provides many civil service jobs to local residents. Altamaha Technical College, which offers workforce training, operates a satellite campus in Ludowici.