Every other stream of city money

Bottom line: Sales tax is the biggest stream we can see. A state paving grant, fines, utility franchise fees and a few others add up too, but most haven't been reported since 2020.

LMIG: the state's yearly paving check

July 2024–June 2025$68,412

July 2025–June 2026$77,482

One-time extra, 2025–26$83,567

July 2026–June 2027$81,889

In February 2024 council used $130,000 of LMIG (two years saved up) toward paving Barber, Hanner and Kennedy avenues; bids came in at $156,000.

All city money we could find

Amounts are for July 2025 to June 2026. "Not posted" means City Hall has the number but it isn't public.

StreamLast year

LOST (general sales tax)$413,341Ashburn's 34% of the county penny. Source: GA Dept. of Revenue

Regional TSPLOST, local share$161,694FY2026 includes a one-time $63,639 end-of-round payout. About $8,000 a month otherwise. Source: GSFIC

LMIG state road grant$161,048FY2026 includes a one-time $83,567 state road boost. FY2027: $81,889. Source: GDOT

SPLOST, Ashburn's 40% (estimate)$486,05640% of the $1.22M the state paid the county. The city's own SPLOST reports aren't posted, so this is an estimate. Source: County & city minutes; GA Dept. of Revenue

Property taxNot posted10.946 mills in 2023, the last rate in state files. $632,938 collected in FY2020 (audited). Source: GA Dept. of Revenue millage

Hotel-motel tax (8%)Not on filePaid by hotel guests. $71,220 in FY2020 (audit) and $29,913 in FY2022 (state report). No report on file for FY2023 or FY2024. Source: GA DCA

Fines and forfeituresNot posted$987,150 in FY2020 (audited), against $1.64M budgeted. Source: FY2020 audit

Franchise feesNot postedPaid by utilities for using city right-of-way. $254,704 in FY2020 (audited). Source: FY2020 audit

Alcohol taxesNot posted$80,229 in FY2020 (audited). Source: FY2020 audit

Insurance premium taxNot postedThe state pays it by population; Ashburn's dollar figure isn't published. Source: GA Insurance Commissioner

Property tax relief sales tax$491,054New penny, first paid January 2026. The city approved putting it on the ballot in September 2025 as a participant, but state records list it all as paid to the county. Source: GA Dept. of Revenue

ELOST, the school penny, brought in about $1.23 million last year. All of it goes to Turner County Schools, none to the city.

Compiled from public records as of October 22, 2026. Sales tax figures are unaudited state payment records; audits are the official word on what the city spent. For anything official, call City Hall at (229) 567-3431.