“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.”


Inthenearfuture,MadisonStreet,inthe downtowndistrict,willhavenewsidewalks, undergroundutilitiesandlandscaping.


for coming decades. The City, with assistance fromMEAGPower, our wholesale power supplier, projected its future electric power requirements, examined the options tomeet that demand and opted to purchase an additional 26 megawatts of nuclear power scheduled to be online in 2016. This resource meets around-the-clock, seven-


Mayor Camille Payne Where Dollars Go


day-a-week demand, an attribute not true of many sources. Nuclear power is also one of the cleanest andmost economical ways to generate electricity. With this new energy supply, Thomasville will


Economic Development 2%


Governmental Services


15%


Public Safety 8%


Culture & Recreation


1%


Highways & Streets


3%


stay powered with reliable, competitively priced power as neighborhoods and businesses grow.


Business Type Activities


71%


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)


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.


Nuclear Plant Vogtle in Augusta, Georgia


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