Homestead Exemption Recalculation (County M&O Only)

The Lee County Tax Assessor’s Office is still actively working to correct an error in the calculation of Homestead Exemptions applied to property owners who submitted their Homestead application during the appeal period of July 1, 2025, through August 15, 2025. Once these calculations have been corrected, the Lee County Tax Commissioner’s office will mail a revised bill to the affected property owners with the corrected tax amount due. We appreciate your patience as we work to...



County Offices Closed for Thanksgiving Holiday

The offices of the Lee County Board of Commissioners will be closed Thursday, November 27, 2025 and Friday, November 28, 2025 in observance of the Thanksgiving Holiday. County offices will reopen for regular business on Monday, December 1, 2025. Residential garbage collection services will not run on Thursday, November 27, 2025 and will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week.



2026 Occupational Tax Renewals

The Lee County Business License Department has begun the renewal process for 2026. All occupations that require a state license or certification must be provided with each application. All current Business Licenses expire on December 31, 2025. 2026 Business License Renewal Instructions Business License Application



Explanation of the Current Tax Situation in Lee County, Georgia

The State of Georgia recently passed a law which allows local counties, cities, and school boards to limit value increase to all homeowners with a homestead exemption (House Bill 581). The Lee County Board of Commissioners opted in to the new law. This means that your home value will be locked in at the 2024 (not the new 2025) value and will only increase at the rate of inflation as determined by the Georgia Department of Revenue. The County Board of Commissioners approved a rollback...



Homestead Exemption Recalculation (County Only)

The Lee County Tax Assessor’s Office has identified an error in the calculation of Homestead Exemptions applied to property owners who submitted their Homestead application during the appeal period of July 1, 2025 through August 15, 2025. This issue is related to the implementation of HB 581 and has since been corrected within the Tax Assessor’s system. Updated information will be provided to the Tax Commissioner’s Office so that affected properties may be re-billed accurately. This...



Computation and Canvassing for the November 4, 2025 Special General Election

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 21-2-492 notice is hereby given that the computation and canvassing of the returns of votes cast in the November 4, 2025 Special General Election will take place in the Elections and Registration Office, 100 Starksville Avenue North, Suite B, Leesburg, Georgia. Computation and canvassing will begin Wednesday, November 5, 2025 at 9:00 am. The Board of Elections and Registration will meet to certify the returns on November 10, 2025 at 9:00 am.



Public Hearing on November 11, 2025

A public hearing shall be held at the Opal Cannon Auditorium in the T. Page Tharp Governmental Building, located at 102 Starksville Avenue North in Leesburg, on Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 6:00 pm before the Lee County Board of Commissioners. The Board will consider a resolution transmitting a draft Capital Improvements Element Annual Update to the Southwest Georgia Regional Commission for regional review pursuant to the Georgia Planning Act of 1989.



Early Processing of Ballots for November 4, 2025 Special General Election

Pursuant to O.C.G.A. 21-2-386 and State Election Board Rule 183-1-14-0.7-15, the citizens of Lee County are hereby notified the Lee County Board of Elections and Registration will begin the processing of paper absentee ballots cast in the November 4, 2025 Special General Election at 9:30 am on Thursday, October 30, 2025 in the Elections and Registration Office, 100 Starksville Avenue North, Suite B, Leesburg, and continue until complete. Tabulation of results will begin at 6:00 pm on...



Notice of Fluoride Violation

NOTICE OF VIOLATION Fluoride MCL Violation (Type – 02) Public Notification Requested (Tier 2) Lee County Utilities Authority Water System, Lee County WSID#: GA 1770068, EP 310 Violation ID:2025-43142 Notice of Violation (NOV) of the Georgia Rules for Safe Drinking Water (Rules) 391-3-5-.18 and Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 141.62 for the Lee County Water System, in Lee County, a Community Water System. During a review of sample analysis results, the Environmental...



Public Hearing on October 28, 2025

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM (Post Award Hearing) The Lee County Board of Commissioners will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 6:00 P.M. in the Opal Cannon Auditorium of the T. Page Tharp Governmental Building, located at 102 Starksville Avenue North, Leesburg, GA 31763, for the purpose of discussing the approved activities of the County’s Community Development Block Grant. On October 6, 2025 the County was awarded a grant in the...



Daily Ballot Recap for the November 4, 2025 Special General Election

The Daily Ballot Recap for the November 4, 2025 Special General Election will be updated by 10:00 am Monday – Friday when reports are available. Daily Ballot Recap PDF Date Absentee By Mail Ballots & EBD Issued Absentee By Mail Ballots Returned Absentee By Mail Ballots Rejected Absentee By Mail Ballots Cured & Accepted Provisional Absentee By Mail Ballots Issued Provisional ABM Ballots Cure & Accepted Advance In Person Ballots...



2025 Municipal General/Special Election

2025 Municipal General/Special Election PSC (Public Service Commissioner) Advance Voting Location is open to all Lee County registered voters: Lee County Elections Office 100 Starksville Avenue North, Suite B Leesburg, Georgia 31763 Tuesday – Friday, October 14-17 8:15 am – 5:00 pm Saturday, October 18 9:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday – Friday, October 20-24 8:15 am – 5:00 pm Saturday, October 25 9:00 am – 5:00...