Winder, GA – Property taxes will be going down this year for Barrow County residents. The county commission decided in a meeting last night to take in $173,000 less in property taxes compared to last year during the commission meeting on September 23. The county is also forgoing capital investments for the year in order to provide a five-percent increase in cost of living salaries for Barrow County employees.

Reporter Jordan Lee has details on the commission meeting’s budgetary decisions as well as comments from the Chairman of the Board of Barrow County Commissioners.