“Largely because of the operations of our utilities, we have a goal to eliminate ad valorem tax (property tax) in Thomasville over the next four years.”


Mayor Camille Payne


Where Dollars Go


upscale condominiums and six urban loft condo- miniums with retail and restaurant space located on the ground floor. New industry needs land and the City led an


Economic Development 2%


Governmental Services


effort in 2009 to purchase 300 acres located off 319 North for a business park.We are currently working with State agencies to secure funding to begin the development of this site to attract new business and new jobs. In tandem with the business park development,


15% 3%


the City’s Planning Department began identifying smaller sites and vacant buildings within the cor- porate limits of the City that have potential for infill development. To support commercial air traffic at the


Business Type Activities


71%


Thomasville Municipal Airport, we added 30,000 square feet of new hangar space in 2009, enough additional space to accommodate up to 15 more planes, depending upon size. Demand for this new space was high, and the hangars are approxi- mately three quarters leased, leaving available space for transient overnight storage of aircraft on a limited basis. Although the economy had slowed in 2009,


Municipal Property Tax Per Person Statewide average per person


$239 Thomasville average per person $82


Municipal Revenues From Enterprise Funds Statewide average


Thomasville


53% 89%


(charges for Governmental and Utilities Services)


Thomasville undertook these and other measures to encourage economic development, efforts to ensure the community’s sustainability.


Municipal Revenues From Taxes/Other General Funds Statewide average Thomasville


47% 11%


Source: Georgia LocalGovernment Financial Highlight Report by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs.


Public Safety 8%


Culture & Recreation


1%


Highways & Streets


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